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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-14346

An integer underflow in the X input extension protocol decoding in the X server may lead to arbitrary access of memory contents.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.63%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.63% probability · 48th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-191
Affected
x.org/x server · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/enterprise linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.