CVE-2015-8025

Severity Score

2.1

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

driver/subprocs.c in XScreenSaver before 5.34 does not properly perform an internal consistency check, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by hot swapping monitors.

driver/subprocs.c en XScreenSaver en versiones anteriores a 5.34 no lleva a cabo correctamente una comprobación de consistencia interna, lo que permite a atacantes físicamente próximos eludir la pantalla de bloqueo cambiando los monitores sin apagar el dispositivo.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 2.1

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-10-29 CVE Reserved
2015-11-04 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/25/1	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/12	Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034052	Vdb Entry
https://twitter.com/Thaolia/status/656823859304398848	X_refsource_misc
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2015/10/xscreensaver-5-34	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/24/2	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00102.html	2016-12-07
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3438	2016-12-07
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2789-1	2016-12-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04"		lts		Affected
Xscreensaver Project Search vendor "Xscreensaver Project"		Xscreensaver Search vendor "Xscreensaver Project" for product "Xscreensaver"				5.33 Search vendor "Xscreensaver Project" for product "Xscreensaver" and version "5.33"		-		Affected