USN-4815-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4815-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4815-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4815-1
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Published
2021-03-15T21:50:35.291826Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:24Z
Summary
xrdp vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that xrdp did not properly validate certain input in the session manager. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. (CVE-2017-16927)

It was discovered that xrdp did not properly initialize PAM session modules. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2017-6967)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / xrdp

Package

Name
xrdp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xrdp@0.6.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.0-1
0.6.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "xrdp"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-6967",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-16927",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / xrdp

Package

Name
xrdp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xrdp@0.6.1-2ubuntu0.3+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.1-2ubuntu0.3+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.1-2
0.6.1-2ubuntu0.1
0.6.1-2ubuntu0.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.1-2ubuntu0.3+esm1",
            "binary_name": "xrdp"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-6967",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-16927",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}