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CVE-2003-0885

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Published: Dec 31, 2003Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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6.4
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 4.9
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Xscreensaver
1 product
Xscreensaver
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Xscreensaver
Version 4.14

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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