Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : xscreensaver vulnerability (USN-269-1)

In some cases, xscreensaver did not properly grab the keyboard when reading the password for unlocking the screen, so that the password was typed into the currently active application window. The only known vulnerable case was when xscreensaver activated while an rdesktop session was currently...

USN-269-1: xscreensaver vulnerability

In some cases, xscreensaver did not properly grab the keyboard when reading the password for unlocking the screen, so that the password was typed into the currently active application window. The only known vulnerable case was when xscreensaver activated while an rdesktop session was currently...

CVE-2004-2655

rdesktop 1.3.1 with xscreensaver 4.14, and possibly other versions, when running on Fedora and possibly other platforms, does not release the keyboard focus when xscreensaver starts, which causes the password to be entered into the active window when the user unlocks the screen...

CVE-2004-2655

The CVE-2004-2655 issue affects XScreenSaver (xscreensaver) components used with rdesktop 1.3.1 and Fedora-era setups. The root cause is a keyboard focus flaw: XScreenSaver prompt for password did not reliably ensure keyboard focus, potentially leaking the user’s password to the focused program w...

CVE-2004-2655

rdesktop 1.3.1 with xscreensaver 4.14, and possibly other versions, when running on Fedora and possibly other platforms, does not release the keyboard focus when xscreensaver starts, which causes the password to be entered into the active window when the user unlocks the screen...

CVE-2004-2655

rdesktop 1.3.1 with xscreensaver 4.14, and possibly other versions, when running on Fedora and possibly other platforms, does not release the keyboard focus when xscreensaver starts, which causes the password to be entered into the active window when the user unlocks the screen...

CVE-2004-2655

rdesktop 1.3.1 with xscreensaver 4.14, and possibly other versions, when running on Fedora and possibly other platforms, does not release the keyboard focus when xscreensaver starts, which causes the password to be entered into the active window when the user unlocks the screen...

DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2655

rdesktop 1.3.1 with xscreensaver 4.14, and possibly other versions, when running on Fedora and possibly other platforms, does not release the keyboard focus when xscreensaver starts, which causes the password to be entered into the active window when the user unlocks the screen...

CVE-2004-2655

rdesktop 1.3.1 with xscreensaver 4.14, and possibly other versions, when running on Fedora and possibly other platforms, does not release the keyboard focus when xscreensaver starts, which causes the password to be entered into the active window when the user unlocks the screen...