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CVE-2020-25697
Published: May 26, 2021
Modified: Aug 4, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | xorg-x11-server | affected All |
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
[oss-security] 20201109 The importance of mutual authentication: Local Privilege Escalation in X11
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[mina-dev] 20210225 [jira] [Created] (FTPSERVER-500) Security vulnerability in common/lib/log4j-1.2.17.jar
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https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q4/105
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/3
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895295
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