CVE-2015-8308 Auth bypass in n/a
Local users can bypass X server authentication due to missing -auth flag in LXDM, allowing unauthorized access to graphical sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8308?
CVE-2015-8308 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass authentication with X connections.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8308?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lxdm Project Lxdm.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8308?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2015-8308 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8308 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8308, GHSA-fchm-m3gc-4jjg.