CVE-2020-14346
HIGHDescription
A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.9. An integer underflow in the X input extension protocol decoding in the X server may lead to arbitrary access of memory contents. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 46% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-191 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-0497 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2020-36221 | High | 7.5 | 84% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-36228 | High | 7.5 | 83% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-31102 | High | 7.8 | 71% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-38063 | Critical | 9.8 | 71% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-14496 | High | 7.5 | 66% | - | Fix |
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