CVE-2003-0885

Published Feb 28, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 6.4 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Xscreensaver 4.14 contains certain debugging code that should have been omitted, which causes Xscreensaver to create temporary files insecurely in the (1) apple2, (2) xanalogtv, and (3) pong screensavers, and allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-0875 Xscreensaver 4.14 contains certain debugging code that should have been omitted, which causes Xscreensaver to create temporary files insecurely in the (1) apple2, (2) xanalogtv, and (3) pong screensavers, and allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 2:05 AM
Reserved
Oct 24, 2003, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 31, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:03 PM