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CVE-2017-16927 (GCVE-0-2017-16927)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-11-23 06:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:35
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Summary
The scp_v0s_accept function in sesman/libscp/libscp_v0.c in the session manager in xrdp through 0.9.4 uses an untrusted integer as a write length, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted input stream.
Severity
8.4 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2017-11-23 00:00
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