CVE-2014-8091

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    CVE-2014-8091

    Published: 10 Dec 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: 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.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/, 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

    Affected packages

    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