CVE-2013-1940

NameCVE-2013-1940
DescriptionX.Org X server before 1.13.4 and 1.4.x before 1.14.1 does not properly restrict access to input events when adding a new hot-plug device, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by reading passwords from a tty.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2661-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
xorg-server (PTS)bullseye2:1.20.11-1+deb11u13fixed
bullseye (security)2:1.20.11-1+deb11u14fixed
bookworm, bookworm (security)2:21.1.7-3+deb12u8fixed
trixie2:21.1.14-2fixed
sid2:21.1.15-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
xorg-serversourcesqueeze2:1.7.7-16DSA-2661-1
xorg-serversource(unstable)2:1.12.4-6
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