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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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2014-12-10T15:00:00
Updated: 2016-12-30T16:57:01
Reserved: 2014-10-10T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-8091
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2014-12-10T15:59:02.657
Modified: 2023-02-13T00:42:37.047
Link: CVE-2014-8091
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