CVE-2017-6967

HIGH

xrdp 0.9.1 - Improper Authentication via PAM Session Initialization

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

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