CVE-2020-25712

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CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p29

Published

Dec 15, 2020 (Dec 15, 2020)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.10. A heap-buffer overflow in XkbSetDeviceInfo may lead to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Vendors: x.org redhat
Products: x server, enterprise linux
Weakness: CWE-122
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.4%)

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Security AffairsJan 17, 22:33 UTC · Jan 17, 2021Vulnerability CVE-2020-25712