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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41253 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=182286 | Vendor Advisory |
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41253 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=182286 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
20 Nov 2024, 23:45
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () 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 |
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
JSON object : View
Products Affected
xscreensaver
- xscreensaver
CWE