CVE-2014-8241
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-8241 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-12-14 22:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2016-12-20 02:59:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-476
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Hpc Node | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Hpc Node | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Tigervnc | Tigervnc | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Tigervnc | Tigervnc | - | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| oss-sec: Re: Request for CVE assignment for tigervnc affected by similar flaws as in CVE-2014-6051 and CVE-2014-6052 of libvncserver | MLIST | seclists.org | Mailing List |
| Bug 1151312 – CVE-2014-8241 tigervnc: NULL pointer dereference flaw in XRegion | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking |
| Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - October 2015 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| TigerVNC NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| oss-sec: Request for CVE assignment for tigervnc affected by similar flaws as in CVE-2014-6051 and CVE-2014-6052 of libvncserver | MLIST | seclists.org | Mailing List |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.