UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8091

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8091

    Published: 9 Dec 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-8091

    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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8091, http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/, http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3610/kw/3610, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2436-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2438-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8091

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nvidia-graphics-drivers-304

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -304.125-0ubuntu0.0.1

    Affected versions

    304.88-0ubuntu8

    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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