CVE-2017-6967
xrdp - security update
7.3
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.18%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-6967
To remediate CVE-2017-6967, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/xrdp—upgrade to 0.9.1-9 or later
- —upgrade to 0.5.0-2+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-6967 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.9.1-9
- from 0, < 0.5.0-2+deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |