CVE-2015-8316

Summary

CVECVE-2015-8316
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-06 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-09-21 18:50:00 UTC
DescriptionArray index error in LightDM (aka Light Display Manager) 1.14.3, 1.16.x before 1.16.6 when the XDMCP server is enabled allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via an XDMCP request packet with no address.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-129

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Lightdm Project Lightdm 1.14.3 All All All
Application Lightdm Project Lightdm 1.16 All All All
Application Lightdm Project Lightdm 1.16.1 All All All
Application Lightdm Project Lightdm 1.16.2 All All All
Application Lightdm Project Lightdm 1.16.3 All All All
Application Lightdm Project Lightdm 1.16.4 All All All
Application Lightdm Project Lightdm 1.14.3 All All All
Application Lightdm Project Lightdm 1.16 All All All
Application Lightdm Project Lightdm 1.16.1 All All All
Application Lightdm Project Lightdm 1.16.2 All All All
Application Lightdm Project Lightdm 1.16.3 All All All
Application Lightdm Project Lightdm 1.16.4 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1284574 – (CVE-2015-8316) CVE-2015-8316 lightdm: XDMCP request packet with no addresses crashes LightDM CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Re: CVE request for LightDM - XDMCP denial of service MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, VDB Entry
Bug #1516831 “XDMCP Request packet with no addresses crashes Lig...” : Bugs : Light Display Manager CONFIRM bugs.launchpad.net Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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