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CVE-2014-8240

UNKNOWN
7.5CVSS
Published: 2014-10-16
Updated: 2025-04-12
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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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector
network
Access Cmplx
low
Auth
none
Confidentiality
partial
Integrity
partial
Availability
partial
Weaknesses
CWE-119

Metadata

Primary Vendor
TIGERVNC
Published
10/16/2014
Last Modified
4/12/2025
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

tigervnc : tigervnctigervnc : tigervnctigervnc : tigervnctigervnc : tigervnctigervnc : tigervnc

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