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A vulnerability was found in XWayland up to 1.17.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Authentication Setup. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was published 07/01/2015 with Red Hat (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.opensuse.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-3164 since 04/10/2015. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84336 (openSUSE Security Update : XWayland (openSUSE-2015-438)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 1.17.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (84336).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Base Score: 5.9
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 84336
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : XWayland (openSUSE-2015-438)
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OpenVAS ID: 12024
OpenVAS Name: Mageia Linux Local Check: mgasa-2015-0316
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: XWayland 1.17.2
Timeline
04/10/2015 🔍06/10/2015 🔍
06/23/2015 🔍
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05/22/2022 🔍
Sources
Advisory: lists.opensuse.orgOrganization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2015-3164 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 50769 - X.Org X11 Server 1.16 through 1.17.1 Local Bypass Restrictions due to an Omission in Authentication Setup, Low
SecurityFocus: 75535 - X.Org X Server CVE-2015-3164 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/02/2015 10:09Updated: 05/22/2022 14:11
Changes: 07/02/2015 10:09 (60), 07/02/2017 12:05 (9), 05/22/2022 14:11 (3)
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