Vulnerability CVE-2007-5585
Published: 2007-10-19   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

Type:

CWE-399

 (Resource Management Errors)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Xscreensaver -> Xscreensaver 

 References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=336331
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00336.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26204
http://secunia.com/advisories/27392
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