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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2015-3242 | 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. |
References
History
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
X.org x Server
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.1.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.2.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.1.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.2.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Vendors & Products |
X.org x Server
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T05:39:31.640Z
Reserved: 2015-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2015-3164
No data.
Status : Modified
Published: 2015-07-01T14:59:07.267
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2015-3164
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
EUVD