cve-2018-14665

CRITICAL vulncheck_kev
Description

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3. An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg. X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the system via physical console to escalate their privileges and run arbitrary code under root privileges.

Timeline
Published
2020-10-01 00:00 UTC
Last Modified
2020-10-01
CVSS Details

CVSS details not available.

Affected Products

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References

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Linked Vulnerabilities

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  "cvss": 0.0,
  "datePublished": "2020-10-01T00:00:00Z",
  "dateUpdated": "2020-10-01T00:00:00Z",
  "description": "A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3. An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg. X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the system via physical console to escalate their privileges and run arbitrary code under root privileges.",
  "dueDate": "",
  "id": "CVE-2018-14665",
  "kev_catalogs": [
    "vulncheck"
  ],
  "knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Known",
  "product": "x_server",
  "requiredAction": "Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.",
  "severity": "CRITICAL",
  "source": "vulncheck_kev",
  "title": "x.org x_server Incorrect Authorization",
  "vendor": "x.org"
}
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