ghsa-gfx7-7vxh-f4g8
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 03:25
Modified
2025-04-12 12:53
Details

driver/subprocs.c in XScreenSaver before 5.34 does not properly perform an internal consistency check, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by hot swapping monitors.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-8025"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-11-10T17:59:00Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "driver/subprocs.c in XScreenSaver before 5.34 does not properly perform an internal consistency check, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by hot swapping monitors.",
  "id": "GHSA-gfx7-7vxh-f4g8",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:53:57Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:25:29Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8025"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://twitter.com/Thaolia/status/656823859304398848"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.jwz.org/blog/2015/10/xscreensaver-5-34"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00102.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3438"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/24/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/25/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/12"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034052"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2789-1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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