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CVE-2008-0887

Published: 6 April 2008

gnome-screensaver before 2.22.1, when a remote authentication server is enabled, crashes upon an unlock attempt during a network outage, which allows physically proximate attackers to gain access to the locked session, a related issue to CVE-2007-1859.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
gnome-screensaver
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper
Released (2.14.3-0ubuntu1.1)
edgy Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
feisty Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
gutsy
Released (2.20.0-0ubuntu4.3)
hardy
Released (2.22.1-0ubuntu1)
intrepid
Released (2.22.1-0ubuntu1)
upstream Needs triage

Patches:
upstream: http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/gnome-screensaver/trunk/src/gnome-screensaver-dialog.c?r1=1319&r2=1418
upstream: http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/gnome-screensaver/trunk/src/setuid.c?r1=2&r2=1418