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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8316

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 caus...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 lightdm

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.16.6-1"}]}]

Debian:13 lightdm

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.16.6-1"}]}]

Debian:14 lightdm

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.16.6-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org