CVE-2017-6967

CVSS V2 High 7.5 CVSS V3 High 7.3
Description
xrdp 0.9.1 calls the PAM function auth_start_session() in an incorrect location, leading to PAM session modules not being properly initialized, with a potential consequence of incorrect configurations or elevation of privileges, aka a pam_limits.so bypass.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-6967
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-03-17T09:59:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-07-08T16:41:20
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-287 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:neutrinolabs:xrdp:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • LOW
  • Availability Impact
  • LOW
  • Base Score
  • 7.3
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/pull/694 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/issues/350 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xrdp/+bug/1672742 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6967
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6967
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:41:16 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 14:52:53 2017-03-17T09:59Z 2017-03-17T09:59:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 14:52:53 2020-07-08T16:41:20 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 14:52:53 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated