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CVE-2017-2625

CVE-2017-2625 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.10% · 27.3th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.10%
27.3th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSlibxdmcp1:1.1.1-1, 0
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSlibxdmcp0, 1:1.1.2-1, 1:1.1.2-1.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlibxdmcp0

Timeline

  • Mar 2, 2017 PoC Published
  • Jul 27, 2018 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Jun 22, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Oct 25, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Feb 27, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 1, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Jul 2, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Nov 5, 2022 EPSS Score
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