xscreensaver authentication bypass
Published May 2, 2007
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 3.0
- 4.0
- 2.1
- 4.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
xscreensaver-1:3.33-4.rhel21.5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0322
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
xscreensaver-1:4.10-21.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0322
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
xscreensaver-1:4.18-5.rhel4.14
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0322
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | xscreensaver-1:3.33-4.rhel21.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0322 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | xscreensaver-1:4.10-21.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0322 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | xscreensaver-1:4.18-5.rhel4.14 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0322 |
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:P/I:P/A:P
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 33.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 32.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00039) | 8.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00088) | 39.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.87th | 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) |
References (22)
- http://osvdb.org/35531 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25065 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25105 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25116 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25118 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25119 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25225 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25610 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-14.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:097 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_9_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0322.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23783 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017996 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-474-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-1859 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=237003 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34054 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1293 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1859
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11459 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1859
Change history (0)
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