CVE-2011-2187Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Project Xscreensaver

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 72.69%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedNov 27
Latest updateApr 22

Description

xscreensaver before 5.14 crashes during activation and leaves the screen unlocked when in Blank Only Mode and when DPMS is disabled, which allows local attackers to access resources without authentication.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

debiandebian/xscreensaver< xscreensaver 5.14-1 (bookworm)
Debianxscreensaver/xscreensaver< 5.14-1+3
CVEListV5xscreensaver/xscreensaverbefore 5.14

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 8.0, 9.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-p786-96f8-68ff: xscreensaver before 52022-04-22
OSV
CVE-2011-2187: xscreensaver before 52019-11-27

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
xscreensaver: exits when activated (DPMSForceLevel)2011-05-10
Debian
CVE-2011-2187: xscreensaver - xscreensaver before 5.14 crashes during activation and leaves the screen unlocke...2011

💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2011-2187 xscreensaver: exits when activated (DPMSForceLevel)2011-05-10
CVE-2011-2187 — Project Xscreensaver vulnerability | cvebase