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CVE-2007-1859
Published: May 2, 2007
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
25610
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
25119
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
25105
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
25065
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
25116
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11459
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
25225
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
MDKSA-2007:097
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
SUSE-SR:2007:009
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1293
x_refsource_CONFIRM
35531
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
23783
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
xscreensaver-getpwuid-authentication-bypass(34054)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
RHSA-2007:0322
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
25118
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
1017996
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
USN-474-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
GLSA-200705-14
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
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