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CVE-2007-1859

N/A
Published: May 2, 2007 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:38 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorXscreensaver· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Xscreensaver· Xscreensaver
95%
4.10
redhat-enterprise-linux (environment) · redhat-enterprise-linux-desktop (environment) · redhat-linux-advanced-workstation (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (18)

VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
Source: [email protected]
http://osvdb.org/35531
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/25065
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/25105
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/25116
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/25118
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/25119
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/25225
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/25610

CVSS

4.6MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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