Bug 104649 - CAN-2003-0692 xdm weak session cookie generation
Summary: CAN-2003-0692 xdm weak session cookie generation
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
Classification: Red Hat
Component: XFree86
Version: 2.1
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mike A. Harris
QA Contact: David Lawrence
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-09-18 13:31 UTC by Mark J. Cox
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:06 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2003-12-19 13:25:23 UTC
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Description Mark J. Cox 2003-09-18 13:31:23 UTC 
xdm uses a weak session cookie generation
algorithm that does not provide 128 bits of entropy, which
allows attackers to guess session cookies via brute force
methods and gain access to the user session.
Comment 1 Mark J. Cox 2003-10-23 13:18:04 UTC 
Update currently being tested
Comment 2 Mark J. Cox 2003-12-19 13:25:23 UTC 
See latest XFree86 update, RHSA-2003:289
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