CVE-2015-8316

MEDIUM

LightDM 1.14.3 and 1.16.x < 1.16.6 - Denial of Service via XDMCP Request Packet

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1284574
Mailing List, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/22/1
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/1516831

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0175
EPSS Percentile 74.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-129
Status published
Products (6)
lightdm_project/lightdm 1.14.3
lightdm_project/lightdm 1.16
lightdm_project/lightdm 1.16.1
lightdm_project/lightdm 1.16.2
lightdm_project/lightdm 1.16.3
lightdm_project/lightdm 1.16.4
Published Sep 06, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026