CVE-2007-1859
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 2, 2007
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 4, 2007
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 25610third-party-advisory
- 25119third-party-advisory
- 25105third-party-advisory
- 25065third-party-advisory
- 25116third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11459vdb-entrysignature
- 25225third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2007:097vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2007:009vendor-advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1293
- 35531vdb-entry
- 23783vdb-entry
- xscreensaver-getpwuid-authentication-bypass(34054)vdb-entry
- RHSA-2007:0322vendor-advisory
- 25118third-party-advisory
- 1017996vdb-entry
- USN-474-1vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200705-14vendor-advisory
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