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High
CVE-2014-8240
Integer overflow in TigerVNC allows remote VNC servers to cause...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151307
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/278
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-36
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96947
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70391
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/300
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
0.0.90, 0.0.91, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 16th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.