CVE-2020-14345

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Description

A flaw was found in X.Org Server. 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.

A flaw was found in X.Org Server. 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.

Statement

Xorg server does not run with root privileges in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, therefore this flaw has been rated as having moderate impact for Red Hat Enterprise linux 8.

Xorg server does not run with root privileges in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, therefore this flaw has been rated as having moderate impact for Red Hat Enterprise linux 8.

Additional information

  • Bugzilla 1862241: xorg-x11-server: Out-of-bounds access in XkbSetNames function
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2020-14345

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

Important note

CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).

CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
Red HatNVD

CVSS v3 Base Score

7.8

7.8

Attack Vector

Local

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Low

Privileges Required

Low

Low

User Interaction

None

None

Scope

Unchanged

Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact

High

High

Integrity Impact

High

High

Availability Impact

High

High

CVSS v3 Vector

Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Acknowledgements

Red Hat would like to thank X.org project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Jan-Niklas Sohn (Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative) as the original reporter.

Frequently Asked Questions

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