VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-25712
A heap-buffer overflow in XkbSetDeviceInfo may lead to a privilege escalation vulnerability.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.35%). 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 1.20.10. A heap-buffer overflow in XkbSetDeviceInfo may lead to a privilege escalation vulnerability. 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
- 0.35% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122
- Affected
- x.org/x server · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1887276Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2020-December/003066.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1887276Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2020-December/003066.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.