{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14665","details":"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.","modified":"2026-09-01T20:03:55.434321688Z","published":"2018-10-25T20:29:00.250Z","upstream":["CVE-2018-14665"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-14665"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"xorg-server","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:1.20.3-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14665.json"}},{"package":{"name":"xorg-server","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:1.20.3-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14665.json"}},{"package":{"name":"xorg-server","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:1.20.3-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14665.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}