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CVE-2017-2625

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.53%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-07-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2017-2625
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
0.53%

Original NVD 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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