XDM in XFree86 3.3 and 3.3.3 Vulnerability: Easily Guessable Cookies

CVE-2001-1086 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

XDM in XFree86 3.3 and 3.3.3 generates easily guessable cookies using gettimeofday() when compiled with the HasXdmXauth option, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to the X display via a brute force attack.

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