Attacker Value
Unknown
CVE-2018-14665
CVE-2018-14665
(Last updated October 06, 2023) ▾
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Metasploit Module
Description
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.
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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Data provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Base Score:
6.6 Medium
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
0.7
Attack Vector (AV):
Physical
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High
General Information
Vendors
- canonical,
- debian,
- redhat,
- x.org
Products
- debian linux 9.0,
- enterprise linux desktop 7.0,
- enterprise linux server 7.0,
- enterprise linux server aus 7.6,
- enterprise linux server eus 7.6,
- enterprise linux server tus 7.6,
- enterprise linux workstation 7.0,
- ubuntu linux 16.04,
- ubuntu linux 18.04,
- ubuntu linux 18.10,
- xorg-server
Metasploit Modules
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