CVE-2013-1940
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1940
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2013-1940.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2013-1940
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2013-05-13T23:55:01Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T19:01:27Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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X.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.
- References
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2661
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1803-1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102391.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/104089.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00015.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/3
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63353