It was discovered that libXdmcp before 1.1.2 including used weak entropy to generate session keys. On a multi-user system using xdmcp, a local attacker could potentially use information available from the process list to brute force the key, allowing them to hijack other users' sessions.
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Configurations
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History
21 Nov 2024, 03:23
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 2.1
v3 : 6.5 |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96480 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037919 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1865 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2625 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXdmcp/commit/?id=0554324ec6bbc2071f5d1f8ad211a1643e29eb1f - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00024.html - | |
| References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-001-xorg/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2018-07-27 18:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:23
NVD link : CVE-2017-2625
Mitre link : CVE-2017-2625
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-2625
JSON object : View
Products Affected
x.org
- libxdmcp
redhat
- enterprise_linux_server
- enterprise_linux_server_eus
- enterprise_linux
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_server_aus
- enterprise_linux_workstation