Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 27, 2019· Updated Aug 6, 2024
CVE-2011-2187
CVE-2011-2187
Description
xscreensaver before 5.14 crashes during activation and leaves the screen unlocked when in Blank Only Mode and when DPMS is disabled, which allows local attackers to access resources without authentication.
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Affected products
1- Range: before 5.14
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2187mitrex_refsource_MISC
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgimitrex_refsource_MISC
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitrex_refsource_MISC
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2187mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/changelog.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/17mitremailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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