CVE-2015-8025 describes a vulnerability in XScreenSaver versions prior to 5.34, affecting Canonical Ubuntu Linux and XScreenSaver Project distributions. This flaw allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by hot swapping monitors due to an improper internal consistency check in the driver/subprocs.c file. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. There is no known impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The CVE has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting low public awareness and attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
5.33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver_project:xscreensaver:5.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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