CVE-2020-25697
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2020-25697 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2021-05-26 13:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-02-12 23:40:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-306
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pony Mail! | MLIST | lists.apache.org | |
| lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685a... | MISC | lists.apache.org | |
| oss-sec: The importance of mutual authentication: Local Privilege Escalation in X11 | MISC | seclists.org | |
| 1895295 – (CVE-2020-25697) CVE-2020-25697 xorg-x11-server: local privilege escalation | MISC | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| oss-security - The importance of mutual authentication: Local Privilege Escalation in X11 | MLIST | www.openwall.com | |
| Invalid Bug ID | MISC | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| oss-security - The importance of mutual authentication: Local Privilege Escalation in X11 | MISC | www.openwall.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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