Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | xscreensaver vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-474-1 | First vendor Publication | 2007-06-12 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2007-06-12 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.6 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 6.10 Ubuntu 7.04 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: Ubuntu 6.10: Ubuntu 7.04: After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: 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. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-474-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-287 | Improper Authentication |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11459 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11459 | ||
| Title: | XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials, does not properly handle the results from the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when there is no network connectivity, which causes XScreenSaver to crash and unlock the screen and allows local users to bypass authentication. | ||
| Description: | XScreenSaver 4.10, when using a remote directory service for credentials, does not properly handle the results from the getpwuid function in drivers/lock.c when there is no network connectivity, which causes XScreenSaver to crash and unlock the screen and allows local users to bypass authentication. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2007-1859 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-10-10 | Name : SLES9: Security update for xscreensaver File : nvt/sles9p5014905.nasl |
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for xscreensaver MDKSA-2007:097 (xscreensaver) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDKSA_2007_097.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for xscreensaver vulnerability USN-474-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_474_1.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200705-14 (xscreensaver) File : nvt/glsa_200705_14.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 35531 | XScreenSaver getpwuid() Failed Network Authentication Screen Lock Bypass |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2007-0322.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update. File : sl_20070502_xscreensaver_on_SL3_0_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update. File : sl_20070502_xscreensaver_on_SL4.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-09-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse9_11506.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-12-13 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_xscreensaver-3241.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-11-10 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-474-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-10-17 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_xscreensaver-3240.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-05-16 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200705-14.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-05-03 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2007-0322.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-05-03 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2007-097.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-05-03 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2007-0322.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 12:04:25 |
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