CVE-2007-5585

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-10-19 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

xscreensaver 5.03 and earlier, when running without xscreensaver-gl-extras (GL extras) installed, crashes when /usr/bin/xscreensaver-gl-helper does not exist and a user attempts to unlock the screen, which allows attackers with physical access to gain access to the locked session.

Affected products

xscreensaver: 5.03

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/27392
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26204
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=336331
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00336.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27392
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26204
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=336331
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00336.html

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