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CVE-2014-8091

MEDIUMEPSS 90th pctl
4.3
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
xorg-serverDebian
Fixed in:2:1.16.2.901-1CVE-2014-8091
Fixed in:2:1.16.2.901-1CVE-2014-8091
Fixed in:2:1.16.2.901-1CVE-2014-8091
Fixed in:2:1.16.2.901-1CVE-2014-8091
nvidia-304Ubuntu
Fixed in:304.125-0ubuntu0.0.1USN-2438-1
nvidia-304-updatesUbuntu
Fixed in:304.125-0ubuntu0.0.1USN-2438-1
nvidia-331Ubuntu
Fixed in:331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4USN-2438-1
nvidia-331-updatesUbuntu
Fixed in:331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4USN-2438-1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntu
Fixed in:304.125-0ubuntu0.0.1USN-2438-1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updatesUbuntu
Fixed in:304.125-0ubuntu0.0.1USN-2438-1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-331Ubuntu
Fixed in:331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4USN-2438-1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updatesUbuntu
Fixed in:331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4USN-2438-1
xorg-serverUbuntu
Fixed in:2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.4USN-2436-1
xserver-xorg-coreUbuntu
Fixed in:2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.4USN-2436-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days
90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1
Vendor Advisory1
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