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 Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-02-28T01:00:00

Updated: 2021-06-15T16:36:42

Reserved: 2003-10-24T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2003-0885

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

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

Modified: 2008-09-05T20:35:30.780


Link: CVE-2003-0885

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