Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2007-1859 | First vendor Publication | 2007-05-02 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2017-10-11 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.6 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials, does not properly handle the results from the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when there is no network connectivity, which causes XScreenSaver to crash and unlock the screen and allows local users to bypass authentication. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1859 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-287 | Improper Authentication |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11459 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11459 | ||
| Title: | XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials, does not properly handle the results from the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when there is no network connectivity, which causes XScreenSaver to crash and unlock the screen and allows local users to bypass authentication. | ||
| Description: | XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials, does not properly handle the results from the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when there is no network connectivity, which causes XScreenSaver to crash and unlock the screen and allows local users to bypass authentication. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2007-1859 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-10-10 | Name : SLES9: Security update for xscreensaver File : nvt/sles9p5014905.nasl |
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for xscreensaver MDKSA-2007:097 (xscreensaver) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDKSA_2007_097.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for xscreensaver vulnerability USN-474-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_474_1.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200705-14 (xscreensaver) File : nvt/glsa_200705_14.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 35531 | XScreenSaver getpwuid() Failed Network Authentication Screen Lock Bypass |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2007-0322.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update. File : sl_20070502_xscreensaver_on_SL3_0_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update. File : sl_20070502_xscreensaver_on_SL4.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-09-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse9_11506.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-12-13 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_xscreensaver-3241.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-11-10 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-474-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-10-17 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_xscreensaver-3240.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-05-16 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200705-14.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-05-03 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2007-0322.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-05-03 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2007-097.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-05-03 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2007-0322.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2020-05-23 00:19:32 |
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| 2017-10-11 09:23:54 |
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| 2017-07-29 12:02:08 |
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| 2016-06-28 16:21:13 |
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| 2016-04-26 15:57:28 |
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| 2014-02-17 10:39:42 |
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| 2013-05-11 10:22:08 |
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| 2012-11-07 00:14:35 |
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