CVE

Id
1434  
CVE No.
CVE-1999-1454  
Status
Candidate  
Description
Macromedia "The Matrix" screen saver on Windows 95 with the "Password protected" option enabled allows attackers with physical access to the machine to bypass the password prompt by pressing the ESC (Escape) key.  
Phase
Proposed (20010912)  
Votes
MODIFY(1) Frech | NOOP(4) Christey, Cole, Foat, Wall  
Comments
Christey> Looks like there might have been a re-discovery, though the | exploit is slightly different, and there is insufficient | detail to be certain that this isn"t for a different | Matrix screen saver: | BUGTRAQ:20010801 matrix screensvr(16 Bit CineMac Screen Saver Engine) - [input validation error?] | URL:http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=99669949717618&w=2 | BID:3130 | URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3130 | Frech> XF:matrix-win95-password-bypass(8280)