CVE-2013-1940 (GCVE-0-2013-1940)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2013-05-13 23:00
Modified
2024-08-06 15:20
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
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