CVE-2007-5585

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Published Oct 19, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:5.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-5560	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.686% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Xscreensaver Xscreensaver

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 19, 2007, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:39 PM
Reserved: Oct 19, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:46 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 19, 2007, 8:17 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:46 PM

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