Improper Authentication Affecting xrdp package, versions <0.6.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-XRDP-346240
  • published17 Mar 2017
  • disclosed17 Mar 2017

Introduced: 17 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-6967  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 xrdp to version 0.6.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xrdp package and not the xrdp package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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