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CVE — Medium

CVE-2017-2625

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.

CVSS v3.1
6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.53%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026Sep 7, 2026
0.00pp
0.53% → 0.53% over 7 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jul 27, 2018
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024