// For flags

CVE-2003-0885

 

Severity Score

6.4
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2003-10-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2003-12-31 CVE Published
  • 2023-07-23 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-08 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Xscreensaver
Search vendor "Xscreensaver"
Xscreensaver
Search vendor "Xscreensaver" for product "Xscreensaver"
4.14
Search vendor "Xscreensaver" for product "Xscreensaver" and version "4.14"
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Affected