Summary
It was discovered that libXdmcp was generating weak session keys.
A local attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a brute
force attack and obtain another user's key.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | libxdmcp | 1:1.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | libxdmcp | 1:1.1.2-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 6.5
It was discovered that libXdmcp before 1.1.2 including used weak entropy to generate session keys. On a multi-user syst…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2625