Vulnerability in Valvesoftware Steam Link
CVE-2017-17878
An issue was discovered in Valve Steam Link build 643. Root passwords longer than 8 characters are truncated because of the default use of DES (aka the CONFIG_FEATURE_DEFAULT_PASSWD_ALGO="des" setting).
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/ValveSoftware/steamlink-sdk/issues/110 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- blogger.davidmanouchehri.com/2017/12/steam-link-security-truncated-password.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ValveSoftware/steamlink-sdk/issues/101 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17878?
- CVE-2017-17878 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Valvesoftware Steam Link, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17878?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.