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    CVE-2014-8091

    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.

    Published:Dec 9, 2014
    Last Modified:Aug 29, 2025
    EPS:Dec 10, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.06313
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    X.org
    Product
    X11
    Vendor
    X.org
    Product
    X Server

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    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/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71597
    http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06
    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/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71597
    http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High