CVE-2018-14665

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.84% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory x.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45742/ third party advisory exploit vdb entry
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2018-October/002927.html mitigation mailing list patch vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45922/ third party advisory exploit vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3802-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/50c0cf885a6e91c0ea71fb49fa8f1b7c86fe330e third party advisory patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45697/ third party advisory exploit vdb entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3410 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105741 third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45908/ third party advisory exploit vdb entry
https://www.securepatterns.com/2018/10/cve-2018-14665-xorg-x-server.html third party advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46142/ third party advisory exploit vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-09 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041948 third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14665 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45832/ third party advisory exploit vdb entry
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/8a59e3b7dbb30532a7c3769c555e00d7c4301170 third party advisory patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45938/ third party advisory exploit vdb entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4328 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154942/Xorg-X11-Server-SUID-modulepath-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155276/Xorg-X11-Server-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14665?
CVE-2018-14665 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14665?
To fix CVE-2018-14665, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-14665 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-14665 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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