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
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:61947 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/61947 MISC:62292 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/62292 MISC:71597 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71597 MISC:DSA-3095 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095 MISC:GLSA-201504-06 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06 MISC:MDVSA-2015:119 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html URL:http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html MISC:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html URL:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html MISC:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html URL:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html MISC:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html URL:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html MISC:http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/ URL:http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20141010	Disclaimer: The record 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)
N/A
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