Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 4, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-1086
CVE-2001-1086
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.
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References
4- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/194907nvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2985nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/195008nvdVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6808nvd
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