CVE-2020-25697

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.

Category

7.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org
Affected: n/a xorg-x11-server
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/3 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q4/105 third party advisory mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895295 issue tracking third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-25697?
CVE-2020-25697 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-25697?
To fix CVE-2020-25697, 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-2020-25697 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-25697 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-2020-25697?
CVE-2020-25697 affects n/a xorg-x11-server.
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