SB2014121015 - Input validation error in NGINX xorg-server 

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SB2014121015 - Input validation error in NGINX xorg-server

Published: December 10, 2014 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2014121015
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8094)

The vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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