gnome-screensaver loses keyboard grab when running under compiz

GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve input focus, which allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence, a related issue to CVE-2007-3069...

Fedora 8 : xorg-x11-server-1.3.0.0-40.fc8 (2008-0930)

When enabling the 'unredirect fullscreen windows' option, compiz will unredirect fullscreen windows to improve performace. However, unredirecting will as a side effect break any grabs on that window, which compromises most screensavers. This X server update suppresses this unintended side effect...

Fedora 7 : xorg-x11-server-1.3.0.0-16.fc7 (2008-0956)

When enabling the 'unredirect fullscreen windows' option, compiz will unredirect fullscreen windows to improve performace. However, unredirecting will as a side effect break any grabs on that window, which compromises most screensavers. This X server update suppresses this unintended side effect...

Ubuntu 7.10 : gnome-screensaver vulnerability (USN-537-1)

Jens Askengren discovered that gnome-screensaver became confused when running under Compiz, and could lose keyboard lock focus. A local attacker could exploit this to bypass the user's locked screen saver. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly...

Ubuntu 7.10 : compiz vulnerability (USN-537-2)

USN-537-1 fixed vulnerabilities in gnome-screensaver. The fixes were incomplete, and only reduced the scope of the vulnerability, without fully solving it. This update fixes related problems in compiz. Jens Askengren discovered that gnome-screensaver became confused when running under Compiz, and...

USN-537-2: Compiz vulnerability

USN-537-1 fixed vulnerabilities in gnome-screensaver. The fixes were incomplete, and only reduced the scope of the vulnerability, without fully solving it. This update fixes related problems in compiz. Original advisory details: Jens Askengren discovered that gnome-screensaver became confused whe...

Sql injection

GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve input focus, which allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence, a related issue to CVE-2007-3069...

CVE-2007-3920

GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve input focus, which allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence, a related issue to CVE-2007-3069...

CVE-2007-3920

GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve input focus, which allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence, a related issue to CVE-2007-3069...

DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3920

GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve input focus, which allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence, a related issue to CVE-2007-3069...

CVE-2007-3920

GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve input focus, which allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence, a related issue to CVE-2007-3069...

CVE-2007-3920

GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve input focus, which allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence, a related issue to CVE-2007-3069...

USN-537-1: gnome-screensaver vulnerability

Jens Askengren discovered that gnome-screensaver became confused when running under Compiz, and could lose keyboard lock focus. A local attacker could exploit this to bypass the user's locked screen saver...