CVE-2014-8091
Public on 2014-12-10
Modified on 2015-01-15
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.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | xorg-x11-server | 2015-01-15 | ALAS-2015-470 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 2.3 | AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |