CVE-2018-14665

Published Oct 25, 2018

Last updated 4 days ago

Overview

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.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

Type
Primary
Base score
6.6
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
0.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
7.2
Impact score
10
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-863

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References