CVE-2018-14665
CVE-2018-14665
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.
Affected products
n/a · n/apublic PoCs found — 19
githubgithub.com/jas502n/CVE-2018-14665★ 17githubgithub.com/bolonobolo/CVE-2018-14665★ 0cve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/45697/unverifiedcve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/45742/unverifiedcve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/45832/unverifiedcve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/45908/unverifiedcve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/45922/unverifiedcve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/45938/unverifiedcve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/46142/unverifiedexploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/45938unverifiedexploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/45832unverifiedexploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/45908unverifiedexploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/45922unverifiedexploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/45697unverifiedexploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/47701unverifiedexploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/45742unverifiedcve_referencepacketstormsecurity.com/files/154942/Xorg-X11-Server-SUID-modulepath-Privilege-Escalation.htmlunverifiedexploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/46142unverifiedcve_referencepacketstormsecurity.com/files/155276/Xorg-X11-Server-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlunverified⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154942/Xorg-X11-Server-SUID-modulepath-Privilege-Escalation.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155276/Xorg-X11-Server-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3410https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14665https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/50c0cf885a6e91c0ea71fb49fa8f1b7c86fe330ehttps://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/8a59e3b7dbb30532a7c3769c555e00d7c4301170https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2018-October/002927.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-09https://usn.ubuntu.com/3802-1/https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4328https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45697/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45742/