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CVE-2007-1859

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 2007-05-02 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials, does not properly handle the results from the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when there is no network connectivity, which causes XScreenSaver to crash and unlock the screen and allows local users to bypass authentication.

Affected Platforms

Redhat Linux Advanced WorkstationRedhat Enterprise Linux DesktopXscreensaver XscreensaverRedhat Enterprise Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-287

References