ALT-PU-2019-1466-1
Closed vulnerabilities
Published: 2018-07-27
Modified: 2024-11-21
Modified: 2024-11-21
CVE-2017-2625
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.
Severity: MEDIUM (5.5)
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References:
- 96480
- 96480
- 1037919
- 1037919
- RHSA-2017:1865
- RHSA-2017:1865
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2625
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2625
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXdmcp/commit/?id=0554324ec6bbc2071f5d1f8ad211a1643e29eb1f
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXdmcp/commit/?id=0554324ec6bbc2071f5d1f8ad211a1643e29eb1f
- [debian-lts-announce] 20191125 [SECURITY] [DLA 2006-1] libxdmcp security update
- [debian-lts-announce] 20191125 [SECURITY] [DLA 2006-1] libxdmcp security update
- GLSA-201704-03
- GLSA-201704-03
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-001-xorg/
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-001-xorg/