CVE-2015-3164 Auth bypass in n/a
Local attackers can bypass authentication to read or modify data from arbitrary X11 clients due to XWayland starting in non-authenticating mode.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-3164?
CVE-2015-3164 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 1 Jul 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3164?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Opensuse Opensuse, X.org X Server, X.org Xorg-Server.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3164?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2015-3164 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3164 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse
Sources
Also known as CVE-2015-3168, DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3164, GHSA-fww3-c3xq-2xqg, MGASA-2015-0316.