CVE-2017-2626

MEDIUM

libICE < 1.0.9 - Session Hijacking via Weak Entropy in Key Generation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2626
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1865
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037919
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96480
Mitigation, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-001-xorg/
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/14/3
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00022.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.2
EPSS 0.0046
EPSS Percentile 37.0%
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