CVE-2014-8241
TigerVNC Denial of Service NULL Pointer Dereference
Description
XRegion in TigerVNC allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by leveraging failure to check a malloc return value, a similar issue to CVE-2014-6052.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 14, 2016, 10:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 20, 2016, 2:59 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2014-8241
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2014-8241.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/278 | Mailing List |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/300 | Mailing List |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70390 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151312 | Issue Tracking |
| https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2233.html | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2014-8241 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 20, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151312 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151312 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/300 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/300 Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2233.html No Types Assigned https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2233.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/278 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/278 Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70390 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70390 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-476
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-8241 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-8241
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.08 }} 0.00%
score
0.82072
percentile