9.8

CVE-2014-8241: redhat enterprise_linux_desktop NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2014-8241
Published 14-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-8241 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in redhat enterprise_linux_desktop. EPSS estimates a 3.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.06%
0%100%
Low · +0.24 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
MGASA-2015-0459RHSA-2015:2233

Timeline

  1. 14-12-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

XRegion in TigerVNC allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by leveraging failure to check a malloc return value, a similar issue to CVE-2014-6052.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.06%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.24 pp

From 2.83% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
3.06%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat4 products
Debian1 product
  • tigervnc< 1.7.0-2
Tigervnc1 product

3 vendors · 6 products

References

8 links