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Mandriva Update for gnome-screensaver MDVSA-2008:132 (gnome-screensaver)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Mandrake Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.7

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

Summary

Check for the Version of gnome-screensaver

Insight

Insight

A vulnerability was found in gnome-screensaver prior to 2.22.1 when a remote authentication server was enabled. During a network outage, gnome-screensaver would crash upon an unlock attempt, allowing physically local users to gain access to locked sessions (CVE-2008-0887). The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Affected Software

Affected Software

gnome-screensaver on Mandriva Linux 2008.0, Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64

Solution

Solution

Please Install the Updated Packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)