CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-8025

Published: Nov 10, 2015 | Modified: Dec 07, 2016
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

driver/subprocs.c in XScreenSaver before 5.34 does not properly perform an internal consistency check, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by hot swapping monitors.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Ubuntu_linux Canonical 12.04 (including) 12.04 (including)
Xscreensaver Ubuntu precise *
Xscreensaver Ubuntu trusty *
Xscreensaver Ubuntu upstream *
Xscreensaver Ubuntu vivid *
Xscreensaver Ubuntu wily *

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