CVE-2015-3164
EPSS 0.07%
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-3164
To remediate CVE-2015-3164, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/xorg-server—upgrade to 2:1.17.2-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-3164 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2:1.17.2-1