CVE-2020-14344

Description

An integer overflow leading to a heap-buffer overflow was found in The X Input Method (XIM) client was implemented in libX11 before version 1.6.10. As per upstream this is security relevant when setuid programs call XIM client functions while running with elevated privileges. No such programs are shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Category

6.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
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Affected: The X11 Project libX11
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2020-July/003050.html mailing list patch vendor advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/31/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14344 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00014.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00015.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00024.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00031.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XY4H2SIEF2362AMNX5ZKWAELGU7LKFJB/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-18 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4487-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4VDDSAYV7XGNRCXE7HCU23645MG74OFF/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4487-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7AVXCQOSCAPKYYHFIJAZ6E2C7LJBTLXF/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-14344?
CVE-2020-14344 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-14344?
To fix CVE-2020-14344, 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-2020-14344 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-14344 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-14344?
CVE-2020-14344 affects The X11 Project libX11.
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