CVE-2014-8091

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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 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

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

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

13 Feb 2023, 00:42

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary It was found that the X.Org server did not properly handle SUN-DES-1 (Secure RPC) authentication credentials. A malicious, unauthenticated client could use this flaw to crash the X.Org server by submitting a specially crafted authentication request. 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
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1983', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1983', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1168680', 'name': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1168680', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8091', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8091', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1982', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1982', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}

02 Feb 2023, 20:18

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1983 -
  • (MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1168680 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8091 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1982 -
Summary 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. It was found that the X.Org server did not properly handle SUN-DES-1 (Secure RPC) authentication credentials. A malicious, unauthenticated client could use this flaw to crash the X.Org server by submitting a specially crafted authentication request.
Information

Published : 2014-12-10 15:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:31

NVD link : CVE-2014-8091

Mitre link : CVE-2014-8091

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-8091

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Products Affected

x.org

  • x11
  • xorg-server
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other