PT-2017-15454
CVE-2017-2624
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Published
2017-03-01
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.0
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
xorg-x11-server versions prior to 1.19.0
Description
A security issue was discovered where the use of memcmp() to verify the MIT cookie allows for a time difference between valid and invalid bytes, potentially enabling an efficient brute force attack.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 1.19.0, update to version 1.19.0 or later to resolve the issue.
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