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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2014-12-10T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:10:50.088Z

Reserved: 2014-10-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-8091

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-12-10T15:59:02.657

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:18:32.013

Link: CVE-2014-8091

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-12-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-8091 - Bugzilla