CVE - CVE-2014-8091

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-8091	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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CONFIRM:http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/ CONFIRM:http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html DEBIAN:DSA-3095 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095 GENTOO:GLSA-201504-06 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06 MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2015:119 URL:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119 BID:71597 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71597 SECUNIA:62292 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/62292 SECUNIA:61947 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/61947
Assigning CNA
N/A
Date Entry Created
20141010	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20141010)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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