SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.