VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-1859
XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials, does not properly handle the results from the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when there is no network connectivity, which causes XScreenSaver to crash and unlock the screen…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials, does not properly handle the results from the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when there is no network connectivity, which causes XScreenSaver to crash and unlock the screen and allows local users to bypass authentication.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- xscreensaver/xscreensaver
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://osvdb.org/35531
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25065Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25105Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25116Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25118Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25119Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25225Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25610
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-14.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:097
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_9_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0322.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23783
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017996
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-474-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34054
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1293
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11459
- http://osvdb.org/35531
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25065Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25105Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25116Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25118Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25119Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25225Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25610
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-14.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:097
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_9_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0322.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.