fkie_cve-2003-1294
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2003-12-31 05:00
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
Xscreensaver before 4.15 creates temporary files insecurely in (1) driver/passwd-kerberos.c, (2) driver/xscreensaver-getimage-video, (3) driver/xscreensaver.kss.in, and the (4) vidwhacker and (5) webcollage screensavers, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
References
secalert@redhat.comftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060602-01-U.asc
secalert@redhat.comhttp://jwz.livejournal.com/310943.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/20224
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/20226
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/20456
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/20782
secalert@redhat.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-107.htm
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.novell.com/linux/download/updates/90_i386.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0498.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9125
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1948
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=124968
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=182286
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10848
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060602-01-U.asc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://jwz.livejournal.com/310943.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20224
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20226
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20456
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20782
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-107.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/download/updates/90_i386.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0498.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9125
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1948
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=124968
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=182286
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10848
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.05_5cl
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.05_6
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.05_6a
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.05_150
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.07_2
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.08_29135cl
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.09_0
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.10_4
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.10_6
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.10_8
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.10_15
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.11_0
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.12_58
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.12_62
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.14_0
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.14_2
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.14_4
xscreensaver xscreensaver 4.14_5


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