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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 and allows local users to bypass authentication.

Published

2007-05-02T20:19:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-287
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 4.0 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 4.0 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 4.0 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 3.0 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 4.0 No
Operating System redhat linux_advanced_workstation 2.1 No
Application xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.10 Yes
References