CVE-2017-6967

HighCVSS 7.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weakness enumeration

CWE-287

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Mar 17, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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