VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-6967

CVSS score7.3 HIGH
EPSS probability1.19%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-03-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Primary references