xorg-x11-server: Information disclosure due enabling events from hot-plug devices despite input from the device being momentarily disabled
Published May 13, 2013
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.13.3
- 1.4.0
Configuration 2
- 11.04
- 11.10
- 12.04
- 12.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xorg-x11-server-0:1.13.0-23.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1620
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xorg-x11-server
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-server
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xorg-x11-server-0:1.13.0-23.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1620 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-server | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-server | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 29.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 29.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00111) | 27.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102391.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/104089.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00015.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2661 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1803-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1940 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63353 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=950438 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1940
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1940
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102391.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/104089.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00015.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2661 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1803-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1940 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63353 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=950438 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1940 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1940 |
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