VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-1294
Xscreensaver before 4.15 creates temporary files insecurely in (1) driver/passwd-kerberos.c, (2) driver/xscreensaver-getimage-video, (3) driver/xscreensaver.kss.in, and the (4) vidwhacker and (5) webcollage screensavers, which allows local users to…
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Xscreensaver before 4.15 creates temporary files insecurely in (1) driver/passwd-kerberos.c, (2) driver/xscreensaver-getimage-video, (3) driver/xscreensaver.kss.in, and the (4) vidwhacker and (5) webcollage screensavers, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- xscreensaver/xscreensaver
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060602-01-U.asc
- http://jwz.livejournal.com/310943.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20224
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20226
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20456
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20782
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-107.htm
- http://www.novell.com/linux/download/updates/90_i386.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0498.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9125
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1948
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=124968
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=182286
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10848
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060602-01-U.asc
- http://jwz.livejournal.com/310943.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20224
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20226
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20456
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20782
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-107.htm
- http://www.novell.com/linux/download/updates/90_i386.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0498.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9125
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1948
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=124968
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=182286
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10848
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.