Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-1859
CVE-2007-1859
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 4.10
Patches
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References
18- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0322.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/25065nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/25105nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/25116nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/25118nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/25119nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/25225nvdVendor Advisory
- osvdb.org/35531nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25610nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-14.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_9_sr.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/23783nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-474-1nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34054nvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1293nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11459nvd
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