CVE-2014-8241

tigervnc: NULL pointer dereference flaw in XRegion

Published Dec 14, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-8082 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.
History
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{'score': 0.00221}

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{'score': 0.00388}

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{'score': 0.00431}

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{'score': 0.00221}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:10 PM
Reserved
Oct 11, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 14, 2016, 10:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:16 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 10, 2014, 12:00 AM