Improper Validation of Array Index The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package lightdm  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIGHTDM-624399
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed6 Sept 2017

Introduced: 6 Sep 2017

CVE-2015-8316  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-129  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:16.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lightdm package and not the lightdm package as distributed by Ubuntu.

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.