CVE-2014-8240

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    CVE-2014-8240

    Published: 16 Oct 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in TigerVNC allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to screen size handling, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, a similar issue to CVE-2014-6051.

    References: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-36, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151307, http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/278, http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/300, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70391, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96947

    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
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