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.
References (8)
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
22.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-331
CWE-320
Status
published
Products (8)
redhat/enterprise_linux
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
7.4
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus
7.4
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus
7.5
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation
7.0
x.org/libxdmcp
< 1.1.2
Published
Jul 27, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026