CVE-2018-14665

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3

published October 25, 2018

CVSS
—
EPSS
27%
Percentile
98.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.27040 · 98.0th percentile
Published
2018-10-25T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 SEP 03:15Z
    EPSS moved 27% → 54%
    epss
  • 06 SEP 03:11Z
    EPSS moved 27% → 54%
    epss
  • 30 AUG 16:00Z
    EPSS moved 54% → 27%
    epss
  • 29 AUG 04:33Z
    EPSS moved 27% → 54%
    epss
  • 25 OCT 20:00Z
    A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3
    cvelistv5