UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8316

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8316

    Published: 6 Sept 2017Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8316

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8316, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/21/2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8316

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: lightdm

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.17.2-0ubuntu1

    Affected versions

    1.16.4-0ubuntu1

    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