CVE-2015-8025 Information

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.

Reference

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 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/