CVE-2020-25712

HIGH

X.org X Server < 1.20.10 - Heap Buffer Overflow

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1887276
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2020-December/003066.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 32.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-122
Status published
Products (2)
redhat/enterprise_linux 8.0
x.org/x_server < 1.20.10
Published Dec 15, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026