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CVE-2018-14665
A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3. An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg.…
Medium6.6EPSS 27.2%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 27.2% · top 1.9% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (20)
- 45742 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- [xorg-announce] 20181025 X.Org security advisory: October 25, 2018 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 45922 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- USN-3802-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/50c0cf885a6e91c0ea71fb49fa8f1b7c86fe330e (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 45697 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:3410 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 105741 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 45908 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://www.securepatterns.com/2018/10/cve-2018-14665-xorg-x-server.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 46142 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- GLSA-201810-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 1041948 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14665 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 45832 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/8a59e3b7dbb30532a7c3769c555e00d7c4301170 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 45938 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- DSA-4328 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154942/Xorg-X11-Server-SUID-modulepath-Privilege-Escalation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155276/Xorg-X11-Server-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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