CVE-2015-3164

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-3164
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-07-01 14:59:07 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.6 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Application X.org Xorg-server 1.16.4 All All All
Application X.org Xorg-server 1.16.99.901 All All All
Application X.org Xorg-server 1.16.99.902 All All All
Application X.org Xorg-server 1.17.1 All All All
Application X.org X Server 1.16.0 All All All
Application X.org X Server 1.16.1 All All All
Application X.org X Server 1.16.1.901 All All All
Application X.org X Server 1.16.2 All All All
Application X.org X Server 1.16.2.901 All All All
Application X.org X Server 1.16.3 All All All
Application X.org X Server 1.17.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
X.Org X Server CVE-2015-3164 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
X.Org X Server: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-64) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
X.Org/Wayland Security Advisory: Missing authentication in XWayland af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.freedesktop.org Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2015:1095-1: moderate: Security update for XWayland af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710555 Gentoo Linux X.Org X Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-64)
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