An issue was discovered in Valve Steam Link build 643
Published Dec 24, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.60%
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
No data.
- < 644
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.60% (0.01600) | 74.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.60% (0.01600) | 74.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00176) | 55.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00176) | 54.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 53.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 48.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00124) | 45.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 63.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 64.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- https://blogger.davidmanouchehri.com/2017/12/steam-link-security-truncated-password.html x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steamlink-sdk/issues/101 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steamlink-sdk/issues/110 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://blogger.davidmanouchehri.com/2017/12/steam-link-security-truncated-password.html | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steamlink-sdk/issues/101 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steamlink-sdk/issues/110 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory |
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