CVE-2017-6967

high

Published 2017-03-17 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

7.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.3

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

82%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
sles		affected
debian	bookworm	fixed	`0.9.1-9`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`0.9.1-9`
debian	forky	fixed	`0.9.1-9`
debian	sid	fixed	`0.9.1-9`
debian	trixie	fixed	`0.9.1-9`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
neutrinolabs	xrdp	`0.9.1`

References

CWEs

CWE-287

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.