CVE-2007-5585: Xscreensaver

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Xscreensaver Xscreensaver: version 5.03 only

Published 2007-10-19. Last modified 2026-06-16.