CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in xscreensaver up to 5.13. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Activation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
xscreensaver before 5.14 crashes during activation and leaves the screen unlocked when in Blank Only Mode and when DPMS is disabled, which allows local attackers to access resources without authentication.
The weakness was presented 11/27/2019 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-2187 since 05/31/2011. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
Upgrading to version 5.14 eliminates this vulnerability.
Product
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
AV | AC | Au | C | I | A |
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Vector | Complexity | Authentication | Confidentiality | Integrity | Availability |
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unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: Missing authenticationCWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
0-Day | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
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Today | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: xscreensaver 5.14
Timeline
05/31/2011 🔍11/27/2019 🔍
11/28/2019 🔍
11/28/2019 🔍
Sources
Advisory: openwall.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2011-2187 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 11/28/2019 06:50Updated: 11/28/2019 06:55
Changes: 11/28/2019 06:50 (39), 11/28/2019 06:55 (17)
Complete: 🔍
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