CVE-2020-14345
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CVE-2020-14345 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in X.Org Server before xorg-x11-server 1.20.9. An Out-Of-Bounds access in XkbSetNames function may lead to a privilege escalation vulnerability. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in X.Org Server before xorg-x11-server 1.20.9. An Out-Of-Bounds access in XkbSetNames function may lead to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| X.Org | X Server | < 1.20.9 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 20.04 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/15/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1862241Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-01Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4488-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4490-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1416/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/15/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1862241Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-01Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4488-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4490-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1416/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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