CVE-2015-3164

Impact:
Important
Public Date:
2015-06-10
CWE:
CWE-287
Bugzilla:
1219548: CVE-2015-3164 xorg-x11-server: Xwayland allows unconditional open access to display

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2015-3164 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of xorg-x11-server as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 5.1
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 xorg-x11-server Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 xorg-x11-server Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 xorg-x11-server Not affected

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