SB2016121611 - Credentials management in Debian Linux
Published: December 16, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016121611
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Credentials management (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1430)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An issue was discovered in xrdp before 0.9.1. When successfully logging in using RDP into an xrdp session, the file ~/.vnc/sesman_${username}_passwd is created. Its content is the equivalent of the user's cleartext password, DES encrypted with a known key.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.