Is CVE-2007-1859 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2007-1859 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2007-1859?

CVE-2007-1859 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2007-1859?

CVE-2007-1859 has an EPSS score of 0.41% (33th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1859?

Upgrade xscreensaver on debian 11 to 5.03-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-1859

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials, does not properly handle the results from the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when there is no network connectivity, which causes XScreenSaver to crash and unlock the screen and allows local users to bypass authentication.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

xscreensaverDebian

Fixed in:5.03-1CVE-2007-1859

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

redhat.com

Vendor Advisory6

Other references11

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