CVE-2001-1086 describes a vulnerability in XDM within XFree86 versions 3.3 and 3.3.3, specifically when compiled with the HasXdmXauth option. This flaw allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to an X display by brute-forcing easily guessable session cookies generated using gettimeofday(). The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, an exploit for this issue is available on ExploitDB, though it has garnered no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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