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CVE-2015-3164
The authentication setup in XWayland 1.16.x and 1.17.x before 1.17.2...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
opensuse
View all reports →Affected Software
opensuse, x server, xorg-server
Vulnerable Versions:
13.2, 1.16.0, 1.16.1, 1.16.1.901, 1.16.2, 1.16.2.901, 1.16.3, 1.17.0, 1.16.4, 1.16.99.901, 1.16.99.902, 1.17.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 1st, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.