CVE - CVE-2015-3164

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-3164	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:75535 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75535 MISC:GLSA-201701-64 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-64 MISC:[wayland-devel] 20150610 X.Org/Wayland Security Advisory: Missing authentication in XWayland URL:http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2015-June/022548.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2015:1095 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00044.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20150410	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150410)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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