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nvd[email protected]NVD:CVE-2007-1859
HistoryMay 02, 2007 - 8:19 p.m.

CVE-2007-1859

2007-05-0220:19:00
CWE-287
web.nvd.nist.gov

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

6.1 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

NVD
Node
redhatenterprise_linuxMatch2.1advanced_server
OR
redhatenterprise_linuxMatch2.1enterprise_server
OR
redhatenterprise_linuxMatch2.1workstation
OR
redhatenterprise_linuxMatch3.0advanced_servers
OR
redhatenterprise_linuxMatch3.0enterprise_server
OR
redhatenterprise_linuxMatch3.0workstation
OR
redhatenterprise_linuxMatch4.0advanced_server
OR
redhatenterprise_linuxMatch4.0enterprise_server
OR
redhatenterprise_linuxMatch4.0workstation
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_desktopMatch3.0
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_desktopMatch4.0
OR
redhatlinux_advanced_workstationMatch2.1itanium
AND
xscreensaverxscreensaverMatch4.10

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

6.1 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.1%