CVE-2007-1859

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1859
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2007-1859.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2007-1859
Published
2007-05-02T20:19:00Z
Modified
2024-11-21T00:29:19Z
Downstream
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / xscreensaver

Package

Name
xscreensaver
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xscreensaver?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.03-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / xscreensaver

Package

Name
xscreensaver
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xscreensaver?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.03-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / xscreensaver

Package

Name
xscreensaver
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xscreensaver?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.03-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}