CVE-2015-8308
LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass...
LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass authentication with X connections.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass authentication with X connections.
- Record
CVE-2015-8308- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass authentication with X connections.
- Record
CVE-2015-8308- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8196 No score
LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass authentication with X connections.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8196- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fchm-m3gc-4jjg
LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass...
LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass authentication with X connections.
- Record
GHSA-fchm-m3gc-4jjg- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass authentication with X connections.
- Record
CVE-2015-8308- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8308
LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass authentication with X connections.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8308- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8308
LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass authentication with X connections.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8308- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-8308 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Lxdm Project Lxdm, published August 24, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in lxdm 0.5.3-1.