CVE-2015-3164

The authentication setup in XWayland 1.16.x and 1.17.x before 1.17.2 starts the server in non-authenticating mode, which allows local users to read from or send information to arbitrary X11 clients via vectors involving a UNIX socket.

CVSS v2.0 3.6 LOW

3.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2015-June/022548.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00044.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75535
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-64
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2015-June/022548.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00044.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75535
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-64

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.1.901:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.2.901:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.99.901:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.99.902:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.17.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.17.1:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-07-01 14:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2015-3164

Mitre link : CVE-2015-3164

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-3164

JSON object : View

Products Affected

opensuse

opensuse

x.org

xorg-server

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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