X.Org X Window System (aka X11 and X) X11R5 and...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62292
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71597
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61947
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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