Vulnerabilities > Xscreensaver

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2007-10-19 CVE-2007-5585 Resource Management Errors vulnerability in Xscreensaver 5.03
xscreensaver 5.03 and earlier, when running without xscreensaver-gl-extras (GL extras) installed, crashes when /usr/bin/xscreensaver-gl-helper does not exist and a user attempts to unlock the screen, which allows attackers with physical access to gain access to the locked session.
network
low complexity
xscreensaver CWE-399
5.0
2007-05-02 CVE-2007-1859 Improper Authentication vulnerability in Xscreensaver 4.10
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.
local
low complexity
redhat xscreensaver CWE-287
4.6
2004-12-31 CVE-2004-2655 Local Password Disclosure vulnerability in Xscreensaver 4.14/4.16/4.17
rdesktop 1.3.1 with xscreensaver 4.14, and possibly other versions, when running on Fedora and possibly other platforms, does not release the keyboard focus when xscreensaver starts, which causes the password to be entered into the active window when the user unlocks the screen.
network
high complexity
xscreensaver
5.4
2003-12-31 CVE-2003-1294 Multiple vulnerability in SuSE XScreenSaver Package
Xscreensaver before 4.15 creates temporary files insecurely in (1) driver/passwd-kerberos.c, (2) driver/xscreensaver-getimage-video, (3) driver/xscreensaver.kss.in, and the (4) vidwhacker and (5) webcollage screensavers, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
local
low complexity
xscreensaver
2.1
2003-12-31 CVE-2003-0885 Remote Security vulnerability in Xscreensaver 4.14
Xscreensaver 4.14 contains certain debugging code that should have been omitted, which causes Xscreensaver to create temporary files insecurely in the (1) apple2, (2) xanalogtv, and (3) pong screensavers, and allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
network
low complexity
xscreensaver
6.4