Improper Validation of Array Index Affecting lightdm package, versions <1.16.6-1
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- published6 Sept 2017
- disclosed6 Sept 2017
Introduced: 6 Sep 2017
CVE-2015-8316 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:13 lightdm to version 1.16.6-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lightdm package and not the lightdm package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.