CVE-2007-1859 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2007-1859

XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials,...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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References

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Affected Vendor

xscreensaver

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Affected Software

xscreensaver
Vulnerable Versions:
4.10

Timeline

Official Publish: May 2nd, 2007
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.