Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Local
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CVE-2017-2625

Disclosure Date: July 27, 2018
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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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
5.5 Medium
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None

General Information

Vendors

  • redhat,
  • x.org

Products

  • enterprise linux 7.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.4,
  • enterprise linux server eus 7.4,
  • enterprise linux server eus 7.5,
  • enterprise linux workstation 7.0,
  • libxdmcp
Technical Analysis