CVE-2020-25697
Xorg-x11-server X11 Client Impersonation Privilege Escalation
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 26, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 12, 2023, 11:40 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.0
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-25697.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/3 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895295 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E | |
| https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q4/105 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-25697 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772@%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 31, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895295 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895295 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-306 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 10, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/3, [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895295, [Broken Link] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895295 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 03, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/3, No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/3, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895295, No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895295, Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772@%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772@%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q4/105 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q4/105 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-25697 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-25697
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.12065
percentile