CVE-2001-1086 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.84% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-07-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| xfree86 project | x11r6 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | XFree86 X11R6 3.3 XDM - Session Cookie Guessing | 2001-06-24 |
References
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/195008
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/194907
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2985
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6808
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/195008
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/194907
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2985
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6808
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