CVE-2017-6967
HIGHxrdp 0.9.1 - Improper Authentication via PAM Session Initialization
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/issues/350
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xrdp/+bug/1672742
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/pull/694
Scores
CVSS v3
7.3
EPSS
0.0118
EPSS Percentile
63.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (1)
neutrinolabs/xrdp
0.9.1
Published
Mar 17, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026