CVE-2001-1086 Weak cryptography in n/a

High 7.5 Published 15 Mar 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can brute force easily guessable XDM cookies to gain unauthorized access to the X display.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2001-1086?

CVE-2001-1086 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1086?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Xfree86 Project X11r6.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1086?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1086 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-1086 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1086 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-45vg-36w4-jh4r.