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-2003-1295

CVE-2003-1295 concerns xscreensaver version 4.12 (and possibly others) with an unspecified vulnerability that can cause the process to crash when verifying the user password. The connected records reiterate the same non-detailed flaw and do not provide concrete root-cause analysis, exploit steps,...

CVE-2003-1295

Unspecified vulnerability in xscreensaver 4.12, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to cause xscreensaver to crash via unspecified vectors "while verifying the user-password."...

CVE-2003-1294

Xscreensaver before 4.15 creates temporary files insecurely in 1 driver/passwd-kerberos.c, 2 driver/xscreensaver-getimage-video, 3 driver/xscreensaver.kss.in, and the 4 vidwhacker and 5 webcollage screensavers, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...

CVE-2003-1294

CVE-2003-1294 affects XScreenSaver prior to 4.15, where temporary files are created insecurely in multiple components (driver/passwd-kerberos.c, driver/xscreensaver-getimage-video, driver/xscreensaver.kss.in, vidwhacker, webcollage). This enables a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files via ...

CVE-2003-0885

Xscreensaver 4.14 contains certain debugging code that should have been omitted, which causes Xscreensaver to create temporary files insecurely in the 1 apple2, 2 xanalogtv, and 3 pong screensavers, and allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...

CVE-2003-0885

CVE-2003-0885 concerns Xscreensaver 4.14, where leftover debugging code causes insecure temporary file creation in the (1) apple2, (2) xanalogtv, and (3) pong screensavers. The described flaw enables local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, representing a local file-overwrit...

CVE-2003-0885

Xscreensaver 4.14 contains certain debugging code that should have been omitted, which causes Xscreensaver to create temporary files insecurely in the 1 apple2, 2 xanalogtv, and 3 pong screensavers, and allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...

CVE-2003-1294

Xscreensaver before 4.15 creates temporary files insecurely in 1 driver/passwd-kerberos.c, 2 driver/xscreensaver-getimage-video, 3 driver/xscreensaver.kss.in, and the 4 vidwhacker and 5 webcollage screensavers, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...

CVE-2003-1295

Unspecified vulnerability in xscreensaver 4.12, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to cause xscreensaver to crash via unspecified vectors "while verifying the user-password."...

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...

CVE-2003-1295

Unspecified vulnerability in xscreensaver 4.12, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to cause xscreensaver to crash via unspecified vectors "while verifying the user-password."...

CVE-2003-1294

Xscreensaver before 4.15 creates temporary files insecurely in 1 driver/passwd-kerberos.c, 2 driver/xscreensaver-getimage-video, 3 driver/xscreensaver.kss.in, and the 4 vidwhacker and 5 webcollage screensavers, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...

DEBIAN-CVE-2003-1294

Xscreensaver before 4.15 creates temporary files insecurely in 1 driver/passwd-kerberos.c, 2 driver/xscreensaver-getimage-video, 3 driver/xscreensaver.kss.in, and the 4 vidwhacker and 5 webcollage screensavers, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...