USN-474-1: xscreensaver vulnerability

It was discovered that xscreensaver did not correctly validate the return values from network authentication systems such as LDAP or NIS. A local attacker could bypass a locked screen if they were able to interrupt network connectivity...

CVE-2007-3069

xscreensaver in Sun Solaris 10 before 20070604, when a GNOME session with Assistive Technology support is running, allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence...

Session fixation

xscreensaver in Sun Solaris 10 before 20070604, when a GNOME session with Assistive Technology support is running, allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence...

CVE-2007-3069

xscreensaver in Sun Solaris 10 before 20070604, when a GNOME session with Assistive Technology support is running, allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence...

CVE-2007-3069

CVE-2007-3069 affects Sun Solaris 10 prior to patch 120095-36 (x86) / 120094-36 (sparc) where an active GNOME session with Assistive Technology support can be hijacked via an Alt-Tab sequence when a local attacker has physical access. The description from the primary source specifies the vulnerab...

CVE-2007-3069: Undefined Security Weakness

xscreensaver in Sun Solaris 10 before 20070604, when a GNOME session with Assistive Technology support is running, allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence...

GLSA-200705-14 : XScreenSaver: Privilege escalation

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200705-14 XScreenSaver: Privilege escalation XScreenSaver incorrectly handles the results of the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when using directory servers during a network outage. Impact : A local user can crash XScreenSave...

XScreenSaver: Privilege escalation

Background XScreenSaver is a widely used screen saver collection shipped on systems running the X11 Window System. Description XScreenSaver incorrectly handles the results of the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when using directory servers during a network outage. Impact A local user can cras...

Important: xscreensaver security update

4.18-5.rhel4.14.0.1 - modify xscreensaver-fortune-standin to use enterprise-release 4.18-5.rhel4.14 - check for null return value in getpwuid call CVE-2007-1859, Resolves: 237003...

[ MDKSA-2007:097 ] - Updated xscreensaver packages fix vulnerability

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2007:097 http://www.mandriva.com/security/ Package : xscreensaver Date : May 2, 2007 Affected: 2007.0, 2007.1, Corporate 3.0 Problem Description: A problem with the way xscreensaver verifies user passwords was...

xscreensaver console access protection bypass

Application crashes on network link failure, if remote authentication is used. It makes it possible to access protected X session...

xscreensaver security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2007:0322-01 An updated xscreensaver package that fixes a security flaw is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. XScreenSaver is a...

RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : xscreensaver (RHSA-2007:0322)

An updated xscreensaver package that fixes a security flaw is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. XScreenSaver is a collection of screensavers. Alex Yamauchi discovered a fla...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xscreensaver (MDKSA-2007:097)

A problem with the way xscreensaver verifies user passwords was discovered by Alex Yamauchi. When a system is using remote authentication i.e. LDAP for logins, a local attacker able to cause a network outage on the system could cause xscreensaver to crash, which would unlock the screen. Updated...

CentOS 3 : xscreensaver (CESA-2007:0322)

An updated xscreensaver package that fixes a security flaw is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. XScreenSaver is a collection of screensavers. Alex Yamauchi discovered a fla...

DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1859

XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials, does not properly handle the results from the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when there is no network connectivity, which causes XScreenSaver to crash and unlock the screen and allows local users to bypass authenticati...

Authentication flaw

XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials, does not properly handle the results from the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when there is no network connectivity, which causes XScreenSaver to crash and unlock the screen and allows local users to bypass authenticati...

CVE-2007-1859

XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials, does not properly handle the results from the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when there is no network connectivity, which causes XScreenSaver to crash and unlock the screen and allows local users to bypass authenticati...

CVE-2007-1859

XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials, does not properly handle the results from the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when there is no network connectivity, which causes XScreenSaver to crash and unlock the screen and allows local users to bypass authenticati...

CVE-2007-1859

XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials, does not properly handle the results from the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when there is no network connectivity, which causes XScreenSaver to crash and unlock the screen and allows local users to bypass authenticati...