High severity · published Mar 17, 2017
CVE-2017-6967
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…
7.3
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XR
Xrdp · Neutrinolabs
0.9.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6967
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6967
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xrdp/+bug/1672742
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/issues/350
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/pull/694
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