CVE-2014-8091

CVE Details

Release Date:

2014-12-09

Description

It was found that the X.Org server did not properly handle SUN-DES-1 (Secure RPC) authentication credentials. A malicious, unauthenticated client could use this flaw to crash the X.Org server by submitting a specially crafted authentication request.

See more information about CVE-2014-8091 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	2.3	Base Metrics:	AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector:	Adjacent network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Requires single instance	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (xorg-x11-server)	ELSA-2014-1982	2014-12-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (xorg-x11-server)	ELSA-2014-1983	2014-12-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (xorg-x11-server)	ELSA-2014-1983	2014-12-11

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