CVE-2017-2626 MEDIUM

CVE-2017-2626

Vendor Xorg
Product libICE
Weakness CWE-331
Published July 27, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

5.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 27, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated