CVE-2017-6967

HIGH

xrdp 0.9.1 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.3
EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 39.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Classification

CWE
CWE-287
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

neutrinolabs/xrdp

Timeline

Published Mar 17, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026