CVE-2017-17878

Description

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).

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Third-Party Advisory davidmanouchehri.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steamlink-sdk/issues/110 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://blogger.davidmanouchehri.com/2017/12/steam-link-security-truncated-password.html issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steamlink-sdk/issues/101 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17878?
CVE-2017-17878 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17878?
To fix CVE-2017-17878, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-17878 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-17878 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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