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CVE-2017-2625

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CVE-2017-2625

Published: Jul 27, 2018

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

6.5

MEDIUM

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

Xorg

libXdmcp

affected
1.1.2

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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