Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-25697 - Unspecified vulnerability in X.Org X Server
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
HIGH Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895295
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895295
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q4/105
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q4/105