CVE-2014-8091

Description

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.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.31% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory oracle.com Vendor Advisory x.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095	vendor advisory
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/	patch vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html	vendor advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62292	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71597	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/61947	third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8091?: CVE-2014-8091 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8091?: To fix CVE-2014-8091, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8091 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2014-8091 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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