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TI-2003-01194 Aliases CVE-2003-1294GHSA-h4fc-76p7-v47h

Xscreensaver before 4.15 creates temporary files insecurely in (1)…

Priority LOW 12Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Xscreensaver before 4.15 creates temporary files insecurely in (1) driver/passwd-kerberos.c, (2) driver/xscreensaver-getimage-video, (3) driver/xscreensaver.kss.in, and the (4) vidwhacker and (5) webcollage screensavers, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00426 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.05_5cl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.05_5clVulnerablexscreensaver
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.05_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.05_6Vulnerablexscreensaver
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.05_6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.05_6aVulnerablexscreensaver
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.05_150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.05_150Vulnerablexscreensaver
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.07_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.07_2Vulnerablexscreensaver
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.08_29135cl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.08_29135clVulnerablexscreensaver
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.09_0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.09_0Vulnerablexscreensaver
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.10_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10_4Vulnerablexscreensaver
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.10_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10_6Vulnerablexscreensaver
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.10_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10_8Vulnerablexscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.05_5cl:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.05_5cl Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.05_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.05_6 Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.05_6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.05_6a Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.05_150:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.05_150 Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.07_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.07_2 Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.08_29135cl:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.08_29135cl Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.09_0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.09_0 Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.10_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10_4 Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.10_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10_6 Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.10_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10_8 Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.10_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10_15Vulnerablexscreensaver
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.11_0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.11_0Vulnerablexscreensaver
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.12_58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.12_58Vulnerablexscreensaver
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.12_62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.12_62Vulnerablexscreensaver
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.14_0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.14_0Vulnerablexscreensaver
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.14_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.14_2Vulnerablexscreensaver
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.14_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.14_4Vulnerablexscreensaver
cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.14_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.14_5Vulnerablexscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.10_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10_15 Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.11_0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11_0 Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.12_58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12_58 Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.12_62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12_62 Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.14_0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14_0 Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.14_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14_2 Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.14_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14_4 Vulnerable ·xscreensaver
  • cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.14_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14_5 Vulnerable ·xscreensaver

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2006:0498 Released 2006-05-23 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    xscreensaver security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 xscreensaver-1:4.10-20, xscreensaver-1:4.10-20.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 xscreensaver-1:4.10-20, xscreensaver-1:4.10-20.i386, xscreensaver-1:4.10-20.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 xscreensaver-1:4.10-20, xscreensaver-1:4.10-20.i386, xscreensaver-1:4.10-20.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 xscreensaver-1:4.10-20, xscreensaver-1:4.10-20.i386, xscreensaver-1:4.10-20.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0498
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0498
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0498
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0498

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1294
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h4fc-76p7-v47h

References

Advisory 1

Other 7

  • TI-2003-00813 Xscreensaver 4.14 contains certain debugging code that should have been omitted, which… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2004-02525 rdesktop 1.3.1 with xscreensaver 4.14, and possibly other versions, when running on… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2007-05369 xscreensaver 5.03 and earlier, when running without xscreensaver-gl-extras (GL extras)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2007-01782 XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials, does not… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6

Sources

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