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.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8097
Reference (s):
- BID:71604
- URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71604
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html