CVE-2017-2624 is a time-based side-channel vulnerability affecting xorg-x11-server versions prior to 1.19.0, including those in Debian distributions. This flaw allows an attacker to efficiently brute-force MIT cookies due to timing differences in memcmp() implementations when validating Xorg session cookies. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a local attack vector with high attack complexity, but could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.19.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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