CVE-2015-8308

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-287

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 24, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-8308: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix