CVE-2003-0885

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41253
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=182286
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41253
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=182286
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
58th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

xscreensaver