CVE-2020-14361
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CVE-2020-14361 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 Integer underflow leading to heap-buffer overflow may lead to a privilege escalation vulnerability. EPSS estimates a 0.59% 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 Integer underflow leading to heap-buffer overflow 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 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1869142Issue 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-20-1418/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1869142Issue 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-20-1418/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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