CVE-2017-2625
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.10%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-2625
To remediate CVE-2017-2625, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/libxdmcp—upgrade to 1.1.2-r3 or later
- —upgrade to 1:1.1.2-2 or later
Is CVE-2017-2625 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.1.2-r3
- from 0, < 1:1.1.2-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |