| Name | CVE-2007-1859 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 433964 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| xscreensaver (PTS) | bullseye | 5.45+dfsg1-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.06+dfsg1-3+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 6.08+dfsg1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| xscreensaver | source | (unstable) | 5.03-1 | low | | 433964 |
Notes
[etch] - xscreensaver <no-dsa> (Minor issue, requires attacker with high level of control, see #433964)
[sarge] - xscreensaver <no-dsa> (Minor issue, requires attacker with high level of control, see #433964)