The vulnerability of the X Window System Xorg-server on the Astra Linux operating system allows a hacker to gain access to confidential data.

The vulnerability of the X Window System Xorg-server on the Astra Linux operating system is related to the lack of restrictions on the use of XungrabKeyboard and XgrabKeyboard functions for untrusted users, allowing the implementation of software tools with “keylogger” functionality. Exploiting...

Fedora 12 : gnome-screensaver-2.28.2-1.fc12 (2010-1556)

gnome-screensaver currently doesn't deal with monitors getting removed properly. If the unlock dialog is on the removed monitor then the unlock dialog and its associated keyboard grab are not moved to an existing monitor when the monitor removal is processed. This means that users can gain access...

Fedora 12 : gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-1.fc12 (2010-1855)

gnome-screensaver can lose its keyboard grab when locked, exposing the system to intrusion by adding and removing monitors. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and...

Ubuntu 8.10 / 9.04 / 9.10 : gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities (USN-907-1)

It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not correctly lock all screens when monitors get hotplugged. An attacker with physical access could use this flaw to gain access to a locked session. CVE-2010-0285 It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not correctly handle keyboard grab when...

[USN-907-1] gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities

=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-907-1 March 08, 2010 gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities CVE-2010-0285, CVE-2010-0422 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 8.1...

USN-907-1: gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities

It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not correctly lock all screens when monitors get hotplugged. An attacker with physical access could use this flaw to gain access to a locked session. CVE-2010-0285 It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not correctly handle keyboard grab when...

openSUSE Security Update : gnome-screensaver (gnome-screensaver-1973)

gnome-screensaver was updated to the stable release 2.28.3, fixing various bugs and security issues. Following security issues have been fixed: When resuming a system gnome-screensaver does not lock external displays that got connected while the system was suspended CVE-2010-0285: CVSS v2 Base...

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...