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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EUVD 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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cve-icon MITRE

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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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2003-0885

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