Xscreensaver Project Xscreensaver vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-34557 [MEDIUM] CWE-120 CVE-2021-34557: XScreenSaver 5.45 can be bypassed if the machine has more than ten disconnectable video outputs. A b XScreenSaver 5.45 can be bypassed if the machine has more than ten disconnectable video outputs. A buffer overflow in update_screen_layout() allows an attacker to bypass the standard screen lock authentication mechanism by crashing XScreenSaver. The attacker must physically disconnect many video outputs.

CVE-2021-31523 [HIGH] CWE-269 CVE-2021-31523: The Debian xscreensaver 5.42+dfsg1-1 package for XScreenSaver has cap_net_raw enabled for the /usr/l The Debian xscreensaver 5.42+dfsg1-1 package for XScreenSaver has cap_net_raw enabled for the /usr/libexec/xscreensaver/sonar file, which allows local users to gain privileges because this is arguably incompatible with the design of the Mesa 3D Graphics library dependency.

CVE-2011-2187 [HIGH] CWE-306 CVE-2011-2187: xscreensaver before 5.14 crashes during activation and leaves the screen unlocked when in Blank Only 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.

CVE-2015-8025 [LOW] CWE-264 CVE-2015-8025: driver/subprocs.c in XScreenSaver before 5.34 does not properly perform an internal consistency chec 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.