CVE-2007-5585

medium

Description

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.

References

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00336.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=336331

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26204

http://secunia.com/advisories/27392

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-10-19

Updated: 2008-09-05

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Medium