CVE-2011-2187
xscreensaver before 5.14 crashes during activation and leaves the screen unlocked when in Blank Only Mode and when DPMS is disabled, which allows local attackers to access resources without
02 Description
xscreensaver before 5.14 crashes during activation and leaves the screen unlocked when in Blank Only Mode and when DPMS is disabled, which allows local attackers to access resources without
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 41.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-11-27 17:28Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 22:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-05-31
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- dec7b1ca4be24bb0c6319cb9a34a6a56d0c878bca3d069a7c0ad3eae1b7f3a51
05 Affected products
06 References
- security-tracker.debian.orghttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2187
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2187
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2187
- bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=627382
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110606 Re: CVE Request -- xscreensaver -- exits when activatedhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/17
- www.jwz.orghttps://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/changelog.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- xscreensaver Fixed in 5.14-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- xscreensaver Fixed in 5.14-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- xscreensaver Fixed in 5.14-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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