CVE-2020-14346
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CVE-2020-14346 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.9. An integer underflow in the X input extension protocol decoding in the X server may lead to arbitrary access of memory contents. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.9. An integer underflow in the X input extension protocol decoding in the X server may lead to arbitrary access of memory contents. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| X.Org | X Server | < 1.20.9 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1862246Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2020-August/003058.htmlMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-01Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4488-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1417/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1862246Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2020-August/003058.htmlMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-01Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4488-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1417/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
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- Status
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