### [CVE-2014-8091](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8091) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=n%2Fa&color=blue) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=%3D%20n%2Fa%20&color=brighgreen) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=n%2Fa&color=brighgreen) ### 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. ### POC #### Reference - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html #### Github No PoCs found on GitHub currently.