CVE-2011-2187
Xscreensaver Unauthenticated Access Vulnerability
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 authentication.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 27, 2019, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 18, 2020, 3:05 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2011-2187
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2011-2187.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2187 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=627382 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2187 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2187 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/changelog.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/17 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2011-2187 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 18, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 16, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2187 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2187 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=627382 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=627382 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2187 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2187 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2187 No Types Assigned https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2187 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/changelog.html No Types Assigned https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/changelog.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/17 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/17 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-306 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver_project:xscreensaver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.14 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-2187 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-2187
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile