CVE-2017-2626

MEDIUM

libICE <1.0.9-8 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

It was discovered that libICE before 1.0.9-8 used a weak entropy to generate keys. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw for session hijacking using the information available from the process list.

References (9)

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libICE/commit/?id=ff5e59f32255913bb1cdf51441b98c9107ae165b

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2626

[Third Party Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1865

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037919

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96480

[Mitigation, Third Party Advisory] https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-001-xorg/

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/14/3

[Mailing List] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00022.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.2

EPSS 0.0010

EPSS Percentile 26.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L

Details

CWE

CWE-331

Status published

Products (7)

freedesktop/libice < 1.0.9

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

Published Jul 27, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026