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.
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Configurations
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References | () http://osvdb.org/35531 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/25065 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/25105 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/25116 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/25118 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/25119 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/25225 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/25610 - | |
References | () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-14.xml - | |
References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:097 - | |
References | () http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_9_sr.html - | |
References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0322.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23783 - | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017996 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-474-1 - | |
References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34054 - | |
References | () https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1293 - | |
References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11459 - |
Information
Published : 2007-05-02 20:19
Updated : 2024-11-21 00:29
NVD link : CVE-2007-1859
Mitre link : CVE-2007-1859
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2007-1859
JSON object : View
Products Affected
xscreensaver
- xscreensaver
redhat
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- linux_advanced_workstation
- enterprise_linux
CWE
CWE-287
Improper Authentication