CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-31523

The Debian xscreensaver 5.42+dfsg1-1 package for XScreenSaver has cap_net_raw enabled for the /usr/libexec/xscreensaver/sonar file, which allows local users to gain privileges because this is arguably incompatible with the design of the Mesa 3D Graphics library dependency.

7.2 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/17/1 Mailing List Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/21/3 Mailing List Patch
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver_project:xscreensaver:5.42+dfsg1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-04-21 07:15

Updated : 2021-04-29 01:52

NVD link : CVE-2021-31523

Mitre link : CVE-2021-31523

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-269