CVE-2007-1859

XScreenSaver 4.10 - Authentication Bypass via getpwuid Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (18)

Core 18
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25119
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25610
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25105
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25065
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25116
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11459
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25225
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:097
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_9_sr.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1293
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/35531
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23783
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34054
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0322.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25118
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017996
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-474-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-14.xml

Scores

EPSS 0.0041
EPSS Percentile 33.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
xscreensaver/xscreensaver 4.10
Published May 02, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026