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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0330
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0330)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxdmcp' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0330 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxdmcp' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0330 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
XDM uses weak entropy to generate the session keys on non BSD systems.
On multi user systems it might possible to check the PID of the process
and how long it is running to get an estimate of these values, which
could allow an attacker to attach to the session of a different user
(CVE-2017-2625).

Affected Software/OS:
'libxdmcp' package(s) on Mageia 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
2.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-2625
1037919
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037919
96480
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96480
GLSA-201704-03
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
RHSA-2017:1865
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1865
[debian-lts-announce] 20191125 [SECURITY] [DLA 2006-1] libxdmcp security update
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00024.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2625
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXdmcp/commit/?id=0554324ec6bbc2071f5d1f8ad211a1643e29eb1f
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-001-xorg/
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