CVE-2018-14665

Name
CVE-2018-14665
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.
NVD Severity
medium
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
Mitigation https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2018-October/002927.html
Patch https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/8a59e3b7dbb30532a7c3769c555e00d7c4301170
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14665
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4328
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041948
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45697/
Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/3802-1/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105741
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-09
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3410
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45742/
Exploit https://www.securepatterns.com/2018/10/cve-2018-14665-xorg-x-server.html
Patch https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/50c0cf885a6e91c0ea71fb49fa8f1b7c86fe330e
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45832/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45922/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45908/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45938/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46142/
MISC http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154942/Xorg-X11-Server-SUID-modulepath-Privilege-Escalation.html
MISC http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155276/Xorg-X11-Server-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* xorg-server >= None < 1.20.3

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status