CVE-2014-8091

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 10, 2014
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-8091: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix