CVE-2014-8091
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8091
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2014-8091.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2014-8091
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2014-12-10T15:59:02Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-29T13:42:30Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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X.Org X Window System (aka X11 and X) X11R5 and X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3, when using SUN-DES-1 (Secure RPC) authentication credentials, does not check the return value of a malloc call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and server crash) via a crafted connection request.
- References
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- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61947
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62292
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71597