CVE-2017-17878

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Published Dec 24, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in Valve Steam Link build 643. Root passwords longer than 8 characters are truncated because of the default use of DES (aka the CONFIG_FEATURE_DEFAULT_PASSWD_ALGO="des" setting).

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:valvesoftware:steam_link_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:valvesoftware:steam_link:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-9025	An issue was discovered in Valve Steam Link build 643. Root passwords longer than 8 characters are truncated because of the default use of DES (aka the CONFIG_FEATURE_DEFAULT_PASSWD_ALGO="des" setting).

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.600% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://blogger.davidmanouchehri.com/2017/12/steam-link-security-truncated-password.html
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steamlink-sdk/issues/101
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steamlink-sdk/issues/110

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Valvesoftware Steam Link Steam Link Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-327

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:15 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 24, 2017, 2:00 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:15 PM
Reserved: Dec 23, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:11 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 27, 2017, 5:08 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:11 AM

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