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Status published
Medium
CVE-2017-2626
It was discovered that libICE before 1.0.9-8 used a weak...
Vulnerability Description
It was discovered that libICE before 1.0.9-8 used a weak entropy to generate keys. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw for session hijacking using the information available from the process list.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libICE/commit/?id=ff5e59f32255913bb1cdf51441b98c9107ae165b
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2626
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1865
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037919
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96480
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-001-xorg/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/14/3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00022.html
Affected Vendor
Xorg
View all reports →Affected Software
libICE
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.9-8
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 27th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.