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CVE-2014-8240

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 3.55%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-10-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2014-8240
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
3.55%

Original NVD 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.