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TI-2014-06801 Aliases CVE-2014-8241GHSA-gq2g-qwmw-m5q3

XRegion in TigerVNC allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03063 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTigerVNC
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TigerVNC
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2015:2233 Released 2015-11-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    tigervnc security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) tigervnc-1.3.1-3.el7, tigervnc-icons-1.3.1-3.el7, tigervnc-license-1.3.1-3.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) tigervnc-server-applet-1.3.1-3.el7, tigervnc-server-module-1.3.1-3.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) tigervnc-1.3.1-3.el7, tigervnc-license-1.3.1-3.el7, tigervnc-server-minimal-1.3.1-3.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) tigervnc-1.3.1-3.el7, tigervnc-icons-1.3.1-3.el7, tigervnc-server-1.3.1-3.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) tigervnc-1.3.1-3.el7, tigervnc-icons-1.3.1-3.el7, tigervnc-license-1.3.1-3.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) tigervnc-server-applet-1.3.1-3.el7, tigervnc-server-module-1.3.1-3.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) tigervnc-1.3.1-3.el7, tigervnc-icons-1.3.1-3.el7, tigervnc-license-1.3.1-3.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) tigervnc-server-applet-1.3.1-3.el7, tigervnc-server-module-1.3.1-3.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2233
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2233
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2233
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2233
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2233
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2233
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2233
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2233

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8241
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gq2g-qwmw-m5q3

References

Advisory 1

Other 5

Sources

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