What is CVE-2015-8316?

CVE-2015-8316 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lightdm Project, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2015-8316?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Lightdm Project

CVE-2015-8316

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.

EPSS: 0.017 (75.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Lightdm_project Lightdm — versions 1.14.3, 1.16, 1.16.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-129 — Improper Validation of Array Index

References

security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, VDB Entry)
security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8316?: CVE-2015-8316 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lightdm Project, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2015-8316?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.