CVE-2007-5585 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers with physical access can bypass screen lock by triggering a crash when GL helper is missing, requiring user interaction to unlock.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-5585?
CVE-2007-5585 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5585?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xscreensaver Xscreensaver.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5585?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-5585 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5585 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5585, DTSA-83-1, GHSA-8v57-3pf3-74jp.