CVE-2014-8240
tigervnc: integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in screen size handling
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Integer overflow in TigerVNC allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to screen size handling, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, a similar issue to CVE-2014-6051.
Desbordamiento de enteros en TigerVNC permite a servidores remotos VNC causar una denegación de servicio (caída) y posiblemente ejecutar código arbitrario a través de vectores relacionados con el manejo de la pantalla, lo que provoca un desbordamiento de buffer basado en memoria , un fallo similar a CVE-2014-6051.
An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way TigerVNC handled screen sizes. A malicious VNC server could use this flaw to cause a client to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code on the client.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2014-10-11 CVE Reserved
- 2014-10-16 CVE Published
- 2024-04-11 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CAPEC
References (9)
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| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/278 | Mailing List |
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| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/300 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html | X_refsource_confirm |
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| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html | X_refsource_confirm |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70391 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96947 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151307 | 2015-11-19 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-36 | 2017-09-08 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8240 | 2015-11-19 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Tigervnc Search vendor "Tigervnc" | Tigervnc Search vendor "Tigervnc" for product "Tigervnc" | 0.0.90 Search vendor "Tigervnc" for product "Tigervnc" and version "0.0.90" | - |
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| Tigervnc Search vendor "Tigervnc" | Tigervnc Search vendor "Tigervnc" for product "Tigervnc" | 0.0.91 Search vendor "Tigervnc" for product "Tigervnc" and version "0.0.91" | - |
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| Tigervnc Search vendor "Tigervnc" | Tigervnc Search vendor "Tigervnc" for product "Tigervnc" | 1.0.0 Search vendor "Tigervnc" for product "Tigervnc" and version "1.0.0" | - |
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| Tigervnc Search vendor "Tigervnc" | Tigervnc Search vendor "Tigervnc" for product "Tigervnc" | 1.0.1 Search vendor "Tigervnc" for product "Tigervnc" and version "1.0.1" | - |
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| Tigervnc Search vendor "Tigervnc" | Tigervnc Search vendor "Tigervnc" for product "Tigervnc" | 1.1.0 Search vendor "Tigervnc" for product "Tigervnc" and version "1.1.0" | - |
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