CVE-2018-14665
MEDIUM 6.6EPSS 27.0%
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.
- CVSS v3.0 NVD
- 6.6 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - EPSS
- 27.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile
- Published
- 2018-10-25
- Updated
- 2024-08-05
Proof-of-concept exploits (5)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45697/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45742/
- bolonobolo/CVE-2018-146650★ · 2019-03-22
- chorankates/Help1★ · 2023-01-07
- jas502n/CVE-2018-1466517★ · 2018-10-27
Metasploit modules (3)
- rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/aix/local/xorg_x11_server.rb
- rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/local/xorg_x11_suid_server…
- rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/local/xorg_x11_suid_server…
ExploitDB entries (6)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47701
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45908
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46142
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45938
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45922
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45832
Security advisories
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2018-October/002927.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105741
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041948
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3410
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14665
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/50c0cf885a6e91c0ea71fb49fa8f1b7c86fe33…
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/8a59e3b7dbb30532a7c3769c555e00d7c43011…
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-09
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3802-1
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4328
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45697
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45742
- https://www.securepatterns.com/2018/10/cve-2018-14665-xorg-x-server.html