CVE-2020-14363 (GCVE-0-2020-14363)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-09-11 18:02 – Updated: 2024-08-04 12:46
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Summary
An integer overflow vulnerability leading to a double-free was found in libX11. This flaw allows a local privileged attacker to cause an application compiled with libX11 to crash, or in some cases, result in arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity as well as system availability.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 81/100 over 1014 records in the last 180 days details
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
The X11 Project libX11 Affected: 1.6.12
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