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CVE-2014-8240

Integer overflow in TigerVNC allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitra

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00839
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

1
tigervncall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD16 Oct 2014 · 07:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10056-1
rhsaRHSA-2015:2233Moderate
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/278
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/300
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70391
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151307
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