{"id":"CVE-2007-1859","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:38:49.095535Z","published":"2007-05-02T20:19:00Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25065"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25105"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25116"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25118"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25119"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25225"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25610"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-14.xml"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:097"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_9_sr.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0322.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-474-1"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0322.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://osvdb.org/35531"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23783"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017996"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34054"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1293"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11459"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}