CVE-2001-1086
N/A
Published: March 15, 2002 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:55 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorX11R6
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/195008Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/194907VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2985VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6808Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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