CVE-2003-1294

Summary

CVECVE-2003-1294
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2017-10-11 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionXscreensaver 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.05_150 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.05_5cl All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.05_6 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.05_6a All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.07_2 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.08_29135cl All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.09_0 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.10_15 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.10_4 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.10_6 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.10_8 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.11_0 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.12_58 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.12_62 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.14_0 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.14_2 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.14_4 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.14_5 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.05_150 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.05_5cl All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.05_6 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.05_6a All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.07_2 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.08_29135cl All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.09_0 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.10_15 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.10_4 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.10_6 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.10_8 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.11_0 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.12_58 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.12_62 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.14_0 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.14_2 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.14_4 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 4.14_5 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
jwz - xscreensaver 4.15 MISC jwz.livejournal.com
SuSE XScreenSaver Package Multiple Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
ASA-2006-107 (RHSA-2006-0498) CONFIRM support.avaya.com
Avaya Products XScreenSaver Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
XScreenSaver Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for xscreensaver SECUNIA secunia.com
SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
182286 – CVE-2003-1294 xscreensaver temporary file flaws CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
20060602-01-U SGI patches.sgi.com
Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
SUSE LINUX 9.0 (i386) CONFIRM www.novell.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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