CVE-2020-14347
A flaw was found in the way xserver memory was not properly initialized. This could leak parts of server memory to the X client. In cases where Xorg server runs with elevated privileges, this could
02 Description
A flaw was found in the way xserver memory was not properly initialized. This could leak parts of server memory to the X client. In cases where Xorg server runs with elevated privileges, this could
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2020-08-05 13:08Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 12:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-06-17
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-665Improper InitializationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a8cffed93bc65d10db4155d366aa648548049fb818ad608cde68ed4b4cb6d93e
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.x.orghttps://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2020-July/003051.html
- www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/31/2
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14347
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1279http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00066.html
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20200830 [SECURITY] [DLA 2359-1] xorg-server security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00057.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1302http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00075.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-4758https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4758
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4488-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4488-1/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4488-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/4488-2/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202012-01https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-01
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- libglvnd Fixed in 1:1.3.2-1.el8
- libglvnd-core-devel Fixed in 1:1.3.2-1.el8
- libglvnd-devel Fixed in 1:1.3.2-1.el8
- libglvnd-egl Fixed in 1:1.3.2-1.el8
- libglvnd-gles Fixed in 1:1.3.2-1.el8
- libglvnd-glx Fixed in 1:1.3.2-1.el8
- libglvnd-opengl Fixed in 1:1.3.2-1.el8
- libinput-devel Fixed in 1.16.3-1.el8
- libwacom-devel Fixed in 1.6-2.el8
- mesa-libOSMesa-devel Fixed in 20.3.3-2.el8
- mesa-libgbm-devel Fixed in 20.3.3-2.el8
- xorg-x11-drivers Fixed in 7.7-30.el8
- xorg-x11-server-devel Fixed in 1.20.10-1.el8
- xorg-x11-server-source Fixed in 1.20.10-1.el8
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Arch Linux
- xorg-server Fixed in 1.20.8-3
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- libglvnd Fixed in 1:1.3.2-1.el8
- libglvnd-core-devel Fixed in 1:1.3.2-1.el8
- libglvnd-devel Fixed in 1:1.3.2-1.el8
- libglvnd-egl Fixed in 1:1.3.2-1.el8
- libglvnd-gles Fixed in 1:1.3.2-1.el8
- libglvnd-glx Fixed in 1:1.3.2-1.el8
- libglvnd-opengl Fixed in 1:1.3.2-1.el8
- libinput-devel Fixed in 1.16.3-1.el8
- libwacom-devel Fixed in 1.6-2.el8
- mesa-libOSMesa-devel Fixed in 20.3.3-2.el8
- mesa-libgbm-devel Fixed in 20.3.3-2.el8
- xorg-x11-drivers Fixed in 7.7-30.el8
- xorg-x11-server-devel Fixed in 1.20.10-1.el8
- xorg-x11-server-source Fixed in 1.20.10-1.el8
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.20.9-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.20.9-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.20.9-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.9
- xorg-server-hwe-16.04 Fixed in 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.5
- xorg-server-hwe-18.04 Fixed in 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.