What is CVE-2017-6967?

CVE-2017-6967 is a high-severity vulnerability in Neutrinolabs Xrdp, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-03-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-6967?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Neutrinolabs Xrdp

CVE-2017-6967

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_…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (39.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Neutrinolabs Xrdp — versions 0.9.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6967?: CVE-2017-6967 is a high-severity vulnerability in Neutrinolabs Xrdp, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-03-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-6967?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.