Description
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.
Published: 2014-12-10
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: 4.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-120-1 xorg-server security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3095-1 xorg-server security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-7938 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2436-1 X.Org X server vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2438-1 NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities
History

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared X.org x Server
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products X.org xorg-server
X.org x Server

Subscriptions

Redhat Enterprise Linux
X.org X11 X Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

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

Reserved: 2014-10-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-8091

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-8091

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2014-8091 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses