CVE-2017-2626

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.

Category

5.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory freedesktop.org
Affected: Xorg libICE
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libICE/commit/?id=ff5e59f32255913bb1cdf51441b98c9107ae165b patch vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2626 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1865 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037919 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96480 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-001-xorg/ third party advisory mitigation
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/14/3 mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00022.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-2626?
CVE-2017-2626 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-2626?
To fix CVE-2017-2626, 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-2017-2626 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-2626 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-2626?
CVE-2017-2626 affects Xorg libICE.
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