vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2011-2187: xscreensaver -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 27, 2019
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

xscreensaver before 5.14 crashes during activation and leaves the screen unlocked when in Blank Only Mode and when DPMS is disabled, which allows local attackers to access resources without authentication.

Solution

debian-upgrade-xscreensaver
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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