Detections
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CVE-2015-8308

high

Description

LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass authentication with X connections.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1284460

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/20/6

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-08-24

Updated: 2026-05-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00034