CVE-2015-8316 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the LightDM display manager via a malformed XDMCP request when the XDMCP server is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8316?
CVE-2015-8316 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Array index error in LightDM (aka Light Display Manager) 1.14.3, 1.16.x before 1.16.6 when the XDMCP server is enabled allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via an XDMCP request packet with no address.
Weakness: CWE-129
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8316?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lightdm Project Lightdm.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8316?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-8316 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8316 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8316, GHSA-4p4w-jwhc-qwjq, MGASA-2015-0461.