CVE-2014-8240
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2014-8240
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2014-10-16T19:55:14
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-09-08T01:29:21
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:0.0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:0.0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8240 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8240 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:39:54 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 01:36:35 | 2014-10-16T19:55Z | 2014-10-16T19:55:14 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 01:36:35 | 2017-09-08T01:29:21 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 01:36:35 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |