VDB-21226 · CVE-2003-1295 · BID 9125

Xscreensaver 4.12 Password denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Xscreensaver 4.12. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Password Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-1295. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Xscreensaver 4.12 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Password Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in xscreensaver 4.12, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to cause xscreensaver to crash via unspecified vectors "while verifying the user-password."

The weakness was released 12/31/2003 with SuSE (Website). The advisory is available at novell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-1295 since 02/28/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 9125†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-21225. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/28/2003 🔍
12/31/2003 +33 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +0 days 🔍
02/28/2006 +790 days 🔍
08/28/2014 +3103 days 🔍
07/04/2017 +1041 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: novell.com
Organization: SuSE
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-1295 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1295
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21226
SecurityFocus: 9125 - SuSE XScreenSaver Package Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2014 17:41
Updated: 07/04/2017 08:08
Changes: 08/28/2014 17:41 (46), 07/04/2017 08:08 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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