CVE-2014-8097

The DBE extension in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.1 and X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted length or index value to the (1) ProcDbeSwapBuffers or (2) SProcDbeSwapBuffers function.

Published: 2014-12-10 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-8097 is rated Moderate Risk (53.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.30%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8097

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-08-25 1.11% 1.30% +0.18%
2 2025-04-08 0.89% 1.11% +0.23%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8097

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8097

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-8097

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-8097 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xorg-server), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8097
gentoo high CVE-2014-8097: 1 GLSA(s) (201504-06), 1 atom(s) (x11-base/xorg-server); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-8097
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8097
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-8097 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (xorg-server, xorg-server-lts-trusty), 10 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 5, DNE 3, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8097

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8097

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
x.org x_server <= 1.16.2.99.901 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8097

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