CVE-2003-0885 in Xscreensaverinfo

Summary

Xscreensaver 4.14 contains certain debugging code that should have been omitted, which causes Xscreensaver to create temporary files insecurely in the (1) apple2, (2) xanalogtv, and (3) pong screensavers, and allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

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Reservation

10/24/2003

Disclosure

12/31/2003

Entries

1: VDB-21067

CPE

ready

CVSS

6.5

EPSS

0.00361

Activities

Very Low

Sources

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