CVE-2003-0885Xscreensaver vulnerability

7 documents6 sources
Severity
6.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 41.77%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 31
Latest updateApr 29

Description

Xscreensaver 4.14 contains certain debugging code that should have been omitted, which causes Xscreensaver to create temporary files insecurely in the (1) apple2, (2) xanalogtv, and (3) pong screensavers, and allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:P/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 4.9

Affected Packages3 packages

debiandebian/xscreensaver< xscreensaver 4.15 (bookworm)
Debianxscreensaver/xscreensaver< 4.15+3

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-588w-fjff-4h69: Xscreensaver 42022-04-29
OSV
CVE-2003-0885: Xscreensaver 42003-12-31

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Debian
CVE-2003-0885: xscreensaver - Xscreensaver 4.14 contains certain debugging code that should have been omitted,...2003
Red Hat
CVE-2003-0885: Xscreensaver 4

💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2003-1294 xscreensaver temporary file flaws2006-02-21
Bugzilla
CVE-2003-1294 xscreensaver temporary file flaws2006-02-21
CVE-2003-0885 — Debian Xscreensaver vulnerability | cvebase