CVE-2017-6967

high

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.

References

https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/pull/694

https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/issues/350

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xrdp/+bug/1672742

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-17

Updated: 2020-07-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Severity: High