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.
Published: 2007-05-02
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-1853 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-474-1 xscreensaver vulnerability
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Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Desktop Linux Advanced Workstation
Xscreensaver Xscreensaver
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:13:41.544Z

Reserved: 2007-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-1859

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Status : Modified

Published: 2007-05-02T20:19:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-1859

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2007-05-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-1859 - Bugzilla

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