CVE-2020-25697 | BDVDB-2026-154304 Detail

xorg-x11-server

Description#

A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server due to a lack of authentication for X11 clients. This flaw allows an attacker to take control of an X application by impersonating the server it is expecting to connect to.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References#

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/3
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q4/105
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895295

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12021-05-26Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-04Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.