SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-29074

scan.c in x11vnc 0.9.16 uses IPC_CREAT|0777 in shmget calls, which allows access by actors other than the current user.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.78%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

scan.c in x11vnc 0.9.16 uses IPC_CREAT|0777 in shmget calls, which allows access by actors other than the current user.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.78% probability · 77th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-732
Affected
x11vnc project/x11vnc · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

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