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CVE-2003-0885

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.

  • Published: Dec 31, 2003
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2003-0885
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.4
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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