CVE-2011-2187

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-2187
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-11-27 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-18 15:05:00 UTC
Descriptionxscreensaver 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-306

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Xscreensaver Project Xscreensaver All All All All
Application Xscreensaver Project Xscreensaver All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
#627382 - xscreensaver: Fails to lock screen - Debian Bug report logs MISC bugs.debian.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2011-2187 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
703483 – (CVE-2011-2187) CVE-2011-2187 xscreensaver: exits when activated (DPMSForceLevel) MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
XScreenSaver: Download MISC www.jwz.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CVE-2011-2187 MISC security-tracker.debian.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- xscreensaver -- exits when activated MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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