Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting xorg-server package, versions <1.20.9-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-XORGSERVER-8489978
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed15 Sept 2020

Introduced: 15 Sep 2020

CVE-2020-14346  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 xorg-server to version 1.20.9-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xorg-server package and not the xorg-server package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

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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