CVE-2011-2187
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 27, 2019 at 05:28 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxXscreensaverXscreensaver
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
xscreensaver before 5.14 crashes during activation and leaves the screen unlocked when in Blank Only Mode and when DPMS is disabled, which allows local attackers to access resources without authentication.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 5.14
Affected range stops below 5.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.14
Affected range stops below 5.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2187x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=627382x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2187x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2187x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/changelog.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/17CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-306
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