CVE-2003-0885

Xscreensaver 4.14 contains certain debugging code that should have been omitted, which causes Xscreensaver to create temporary files insecurely in the (1) apple2, (2) xanalogtv, and (3) pong screensavers, and allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

20 Nov 2024, 23:45

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41253 - Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory () http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41253 - Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=182286 - Vendor Advisory () http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=182286 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2003-12-31 05:00

Updated : 2024-11-20 23:45


NVD link : CVE-2003-0885

Mitre link : CVE-2003-0885

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2003-0885


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Products Affected

xscreensaver

  • xscreensaver