Is CVE-2014-8241 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8241 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8241?

CVE-2014-8241 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2014-8241?

Patch guidance is available from tigervnc security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-8241.

Fix CVE-2014-8241 - CRITICAL tigervnc tigervnc

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-8241?

5 products: tigervnc tigervnc, redhat enterprise linux desktop, redhat enterprise linux hpc node, redhat enterprise linux server, redhat enterprise linux workstation.

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

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

Metadata

Primary Vendor: TIGERVNC
Published: 12/14/2016
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

tigervnc : tigervncredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_hpc_noderedhat : enterprise_linux_serverredhat : enterprise_linux_workstation

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD