CVE-2014-8091

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…

published December 10, 2014

CVSS
—
EPSS
4%
Percentile
90.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04189 · 90.8th percentile
Published
2014-12-10T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 DEC 15:00Z
    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…
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