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CVE-2015-3164
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…
Low3.6EPSS 0.39%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 66% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.6.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- [wayland-devel] 20150610 X.Org/Wayland Security Advisory: Missing authentication in XWayland (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 75535 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-201701-64 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1095 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
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