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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| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2003-0875 | 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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T02:05:12.644Z
Reserved: 2003-10-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2003-0885
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2003-0885
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