CVE-2015-3164

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    CVE-2015-3164

    Published: 1 Jul 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2015-June/022548.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-64, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00044.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75535

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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