CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6. It may be remotely exploitable.
CVE
CVE-2007-1859
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.6
EPSS
0.41%
Original 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.