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CVE-2017-16927

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16927 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the scp_v0s_accept function of xrdp's session manager (versions through 0.9.4), affecting Debian and NeutrinoLabs distributions. This flaw allows local users to trigger a denial of service through an application crash and potentially achieve other unspecified impacts via a crafted input stream. With a CVSS score of 8.4 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely known or exploited in the wild.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:neutrinolabs:xrdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.4HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / neutrinolabs/xrdp/pull/958
Issue TrackingPatch
groups.google.com / forum
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00005.html