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    CVE-2017-17878

    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).

    Published:Dec 24, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Dec 24, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00168
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Valvesoftware
    Product
    Steam Link
    Vendor
    Valvesoftware
    Product
    Steam Link Firmware

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
    None
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    High