CVE-2017-2625

CVE Details

Release Date:2018-07-27
Impact:Moderate What is this?

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.

See more information about CVE-2017-2625 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score: 5.5
Vector String: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Version: 3.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact: High
Integrity Impact: None
Availability Impact: None

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (libICE)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libX11)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXaw)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXcursor)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXdmcp)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXfixes)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXfont)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXfont2)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXi)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXpm)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXrandr)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXrender)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXt)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXtst)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXv)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXvMC)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXxf86vm)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libdrm)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libepoxy)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libevdev)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libfontenc)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libinput)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libvdpau)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libwacom)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libxcb)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libxkbcommon)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (libxkbfile)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (mesa)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (mesa-private-llvm)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (vulkan)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (xcb-proto)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (xkeyboard-config)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (xorg-x11-proto-devel)ELSA-2017-18652017-08-07


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