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    CVE-2003-0885

    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.

    Published:Dec 31, 2003
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Feb 28, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.00361
    CVSS Score:6.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Xscreensaver
    Product
    Xscreensaver

    Exploits

    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41253http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41253

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High