CVE-2015-8025
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 10, 2015
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 29, 2015
Description
driver/subprocs.c in XScreenSaver before 5.34 does not properly perform an internal consistency check, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by hot swapping monitors.
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
- https://www.jwz.org/blog/2015/10/xscreensaver-5-34/
- 1034052vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2015:2032vendor-advisory
- DSA-3438vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- [oss-security] 20151024 CVE request: xscreensaver aborts when unpluging second monitor cable when asking passwordmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20151025 Re: CVE request: xscreensaver aborts when unpluging second monitor cable when asking passwordmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20151029 Re: CVE request: xscreensaver aborts when unpluging second monitor cable when asking passwordmailing-list
- https://twitter.com/Thaolia/status/656823859304398848
- USN-2789-1vendor-advisory
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