CVE-2015-3164 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in XWayland versions 1.16.x and 1.17.x before 1.17.2, affecting various openSUSE and X.Org products. The flaw allows local users to read or send data to arbitrary X11 clients via a UNIX socket due to the server starting in a non-authenticating mode. With a CVSS score of 3.6, this vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires local access, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.16.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.16.1.901CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.1.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.16.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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