CVE-2014-8091
xorg-x11-server: denial of service due to unchecked malloc in client authentication
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · December 9, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.3AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-252 · Unchecked Return Value