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CVE-2007-1859 (GCVE-0-2007-1859)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-05-02 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 13:13
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-14.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Date Public
2007-05-02 00:00
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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