VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-8308
LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass authentication with X connections.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass authentication with X connections.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- lxdm project/lxdm
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/20/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1284460Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/20/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1284460Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.