CVE-2007-5585

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-5585
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-10-19 20:17:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
Descriptionxscreensaver 5.03 and earlier, when running without xscreensaver-gl-extras (GL extras) installed, crashes when /usr/bin/xscreensaver-gl-helper does not exist and a user attempts to unlock the screen, which allows attackers with physical access to gain access to the locked session.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Xscreensaver Xscreensaver 5.03 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: xscreensaver-5.03-12.fc7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Fedora update for xscreensaver, tempest, and rss-glx - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
XScreenSaver Locked Screen Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
336331 – (CVE-2007-5585) CVE-2007-5585 password prompt crashes by gl hacks without gl helper af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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