fkie_cve-2007-1859
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2007-05-02 20:19
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://osvdb.org/35531
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/25065Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/25105Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/25116Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/25118Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/25119Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/25225Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/25610
secalert@redhat.comhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-14.xml
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:097
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_9_sr.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0322.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23783
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017996
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-474-1
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34054
secalert@redhat.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1293
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11459
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/35531
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25065Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25105Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25116Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25118Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25119Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25225Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25610
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-14.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:097
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_9_sr.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0322.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23783
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017996
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-474-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34054
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1293
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11459



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