security flaw
Published Feb 28, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
Xscreensaver before 4.15 creates temporary files insecurely in (1) driver/passwd-kerberos.c, (2) driver/xscreensaver-getimage-video, (3) driver/xscreensaver.kss.in, and the (4) vidwhacker and (5) webcollage screensavers, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.05_5cl
- 4.05_6
- 4.05_6a
- 4.05_150
- 4.07_2
- 4.08_29135cl
- 4.09_0
- 4.10_4
- 4.10_6
- 4.10_8
- 4.10_15
- 4.11_0
- 4.12_58
- 4.12_62
- 4.14_0
- 4.14_2
- 4.14_4
- 4.14_5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
xscreensaver-1:4.10-20
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0498
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | xscreensaver-1:4.10-20 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0498 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00426) | 34.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 33.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 19.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 23, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (18)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060602-01-U.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://jwz.livejournal.com/310943.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20224 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20226 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20456 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20782 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-107.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.novell.com/linux/download/updates/90_i386.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0498.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9125 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1948 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-1294 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=124968 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=182286 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617125 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1294
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10848 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-1294
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.