VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2003-0885
CVSS score6.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2003-12-31
Last modified2026-06-16
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.