CVE-2007-1859
4.6 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
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.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| xscreensaver:xscreensaver | xscreensaver | eq | 4.10 |
References
osvdb.org/35531
secunia.com/advisories/25065
secunia.com/advisories/25105
secunia.com/advisories/25116
secunia.com/advisories/25118
secunia.com/advisories/25119
secunia.com/advisories/25225
secunia.com/advisories/25610
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-14.xml
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:097
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_9_sr.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0322.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/23783
www.securitytracker.com/id?1017996
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-474-1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34054
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1293
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11459
Related
4.6 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%