ubuntu-cve-2020-14344
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-08-05 14:15
Modified
2026-04-22 07:39
Summary
Details
An integer overflow leading to a heap-buffer overflow was found in The X Input Method (XIM) client was implemented in libX11 before version 1.6.10. As per upstream this is security relevant when setuid programs call XIM client functions while running with elevated privileges. No such programs are shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
6.7 (Medium)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
{
"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libx11-6",
"binary_version": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libx11-data",
"binary_version": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libx11-xcb1",
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}
]
},
"package": {
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"name": "libx11",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libx11@2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty/esm"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1+esm1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"2:1.6.1-1ubuntu1",
"2:1.6.1-1ubuntu2",
"2:1.6.2-1ubuntu1",
"2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2",
"2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libx11-6",
"binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libx11-data",
"binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libx11-xcb1",
"binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
"name": "libx11",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libx11@2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.2?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
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],
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}
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"versions": [
"2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2",
"2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libx11-6",
"binary_version": "2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "libx11-data",
"binary_version": "2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "libx11-xcb1",
"binary_version": "2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.3"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
"name": "libx11",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libx11@2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.3?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.3"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"2:1.6.4-3",
"2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1",
"2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.2"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libx11-6",
"binary_version": "2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libx11-data",
"binary_version": "2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libx11-xcb1",
"binary_version": "2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"name": "libx11",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libx11@2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"2:1.6.8-1",
"2:1.6.9-2",
"2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "An integer overflow leading to a heap-buffer overflow was found in The X Input Method (XIM) client was implemented in libX11 before version 1.6.10. As per upstream this is security relevant when setuid programs call XIM client functions while running with elevated privileges. No such programs are shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14344",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:39:26Z",
"published": "2020-08-05T14:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-14344"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2020-July/003050.html"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4487-1"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4487-2"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14344"
}
],
"related": [
"USN-4487-1",
"USN-4487-2"
],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2020-14344"
]
}
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