CVE-2007-5585

xscreensaver 5.03 and earlier, when running without xscreensaver-gl-extras (GL extras) installed, crashes when /usr/bin/xscreensaver-gl-helper does not exist and a user attempts to unlock the screen, which allows attackers with physical access to gain access to the locked session.

Published: 2007-10-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-5585 is rated Moderate Risk (47.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.69%). EPSS rose +1.26% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5585

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.42% 1.69% +1.26%
2 2026-06-07 0.35% 0.42% +0.08%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.35% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5585

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5585

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-5585

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2007-5585 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xscreensaver), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5585
ubuntu low CVE-2007-5585 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xscreensaver), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): ignored 4, not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-5585

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5585

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xscreensaver xscreensaver 5.03 cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:5.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5585

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