CVE-2014-8241 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.
CriticalCVSS 9.8
EPSS 3.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/tigervnc(Debian:12) | < 1.7.0-2 | 1.7.0-2 |
| debian/tigervnc(Debian:13) | < 1.7.0-2 | 1.7.0-2 |
| debian/tigervnc(Debian:14) | < 1.7.0-2 | 1.7.0-2 |
| TigerVNC | All versions | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux desktop | = 7.0 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux hpc node | = 7.0 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux server | = 7.0 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux workstation | = 7.0 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2014-8241 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20141010 Request for CVE assignment for tigervnc affected by similar flaws as in CVE-2014-6051 and CVE-2014-6052 of libvncserver mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20141011 Re: Request for CVE assignment for tigervnc affected by similar flaws as in CVE-2014-6051 and CVE-2014-6052 of libvncserver mailing-list
- www.oracle.com
- www.oracle.com
- 70390 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com issue-tracking
- RHSA-2015:2233 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking