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
Published Nov 10, 2015
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.51%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 12.04
Configuration 2
- 5.33
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00508) | 41.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00508) | 39.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00034) | 6.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 35.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 34.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 31.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00102.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3438 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/24/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/25/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034052 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2789-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://twitter.com/Thaolia/status/656823859304398848 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.jwz.org/blog/2015/10/xscreensaver-5-34/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00102.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3438 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/24/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/25/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/12 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034052 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2789-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://twitter.com/Thaolia/status/656823859304398848 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.jwz.org/blog/2015/10/xscreensaver-5-34/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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