Vulnerability in Xscreensaver

CVE-2007-5585

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.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Xscreensaver — versions 5.03
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)