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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 overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Published

2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.05_5cl Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.05_6 Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.05_6a Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.05_150 Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.07_2 Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.08_29135cl Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.09_0 Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.10_4 Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.10_6 Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.10_8 Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.10_15 Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.11_0 Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.12_58 Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.12_62 Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.14_0 Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.14_2 Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.14_4 Yes
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.14_5 Yes
References