Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-8240
CVE-2014-8240
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.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:0.0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:0.0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:0.0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/278nvd
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/300nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70391nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96947nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-36nvd
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