NULL pointer dereference in Tigervnc
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.
EPSS: 0.004 (59.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Tigervnc
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_hpc_node — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- [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, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- RHSA-2015:2233 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- 70390 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- [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, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8241?
- CVE-2014-8241 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tigervnc, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-14.
- How severe is CVE-2014-8241?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.