CVE-2015-8025

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CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

0.51%

Published

Nov 10, 2015

Modified

May 6, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (1)

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Description

driver/subprocs.c in XScreenSaver before 5.34 does not properly perform an internal consistency check, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by hot swapping monitors.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Products (2)

canonical · ubuntu_linuxvulnerable

xscreensaver_project · xscreensavervulnerable

References (20)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00102.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3438

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/24/2

Exploit

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/25/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/12

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034052

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2789-1

https://twitter.com/Thaolia/status/656823859304398848

https://www.jwz.org/blog/2015/10/xscreensaver-5-34/