XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials, does not properly handle the results from the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when there is no network connectivity, which causes XScreenSaver to crash and unlock the screen and allows local users to bypass authentication.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2007-05-02T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:13:41.544Z

Reserved: 2007-04-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-1859

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-05-02T20:19:00.000

Modified: 2017-10-11T01:32:01.097

Link: CVE-2007-1859

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2007-05-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-1859 - Bugzilla