CVE-2020-14346 (GCVE-0-2020-14346)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-09-15 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 12:39
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Summary
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.
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n/a xorg-x11-server Affected: before xorg-x11-server 1.20.9
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