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HistoryJun 12, 2007 - 12:00 a.m.

xscreensaver vulnerability

2007-06-1200:00:00
ubuntu.com
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6.2 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.8%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 7.04
  • Ubuntu 6.10
  • Ubuntu 6.06

Details

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.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Ubuntu7.04noarchxscreensaver< 4.24-5ubuntu2.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu6.10noarchxscreensaver< 4.24-4ubuntu2.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu6.06noarchxscreensaver< 4.23-4ubuntu8.1UNKNOWN

6.2 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.8%