Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
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.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
12/10/2014
Impact
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
4.3 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
Medium
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service
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Change History
14 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
1/2/2017 9:59:17 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://secunia.com/advisories/61947 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
12/21/2016 9:59:18 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
11/28/2016 2:13:01 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71597 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by Source -
10/25/2016 10:00:19 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html |
CVE Modified by Source -
10/17/2016 11:44:55 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html |
Modified Analysis -
3/31/2016 1:37:31 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Changed |
CPE Configuration |
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) |
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html No Types Assigned |
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html Advisory |
CVE Modified by Source -
7/16/2015 10:00:39 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html |
Modified Analysis -
4/9/2015 9:52:50 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Changed |
CPE Configuration |
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:x:xorg-server:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org_x11:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) |
CVE Modified by Source -
4/2/2015 9:59:12 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119 |
CVE Modified by Source -
3/5/2015 9:59:29 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095 |
CVE Modified by Source -
1/22/2015 9:01:20 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://secunia.com/advisories/62292 |
| Removed |
Reference |
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3610 |
|
Modified Analysis -
12/16/2014 1:19:25 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Changed |
CPE Configuration |
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:x:x_window_system:x11r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:x:xorg-server:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) |
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:x:xorg-server:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org_x11:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Modified Analysis -
12/10/2014 2:03:03 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:x:x_window_system:x11r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:x:xorg-server:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) |
| Added |
CWE |
|
NVD-CWE-Other |
| Added |
Evaluator Description |
|
<a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html">CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference</a> |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/ No Types Assigned |
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/ Advisory, Patch |
Initial CVE Analysis -
12/10/2014 1:50:52 PM