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CVE-2015-8316

Array 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.

Published

2017-09-06T21:29:01.067

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-129

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	lightdm_project	lightdm	1.14.3	Yes
Application	lightdm_project	lightdm	1.16	Yes
Application	lightdm_project	lightdm	1.16.1	Yes
Application	lightdm_project	lightdm	1.16.2	Yes
Application	lightdm_project	lightdm	1.16.3	Yes
Application	lightdm_project	lightdm	1.16.4	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/22/1 Mailing List, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/1516831 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1284574 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/22/1 Mailing List, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/1516831 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1284574 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)