CVE-2020-14363
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CVE-2020-14363 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An integer overflow vulnerability leading to a double-free was found in libX11. This flaw allows a local privileged attacker to cause an application compiled with libX11 to crash, or in some cases, result in arbitrary code execution. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An integer overflow vulnerability leading to a double-free was found in libX11. This flaw allows a local privileged attacker to cause an application compiled with libX11 to crash, or in some cases, result in arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this flaw is to confidentiality, 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 | Libx11 | < 1.6.12 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 33 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14363Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Ruia-ruia/Exploits/blob/master/DFX11details.txtThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Ruia-ruia/Exploits/blob/master/x11doublefree.shExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4487-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14363Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Ruia-ruia/Exploits/blob/master/DFX11details.txtThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Ruia-ruia/Exploits/blob/master/x11doublefree.shExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4487-2/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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