Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | gnome-screensaver vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-537-1 | First vendor Publication | 2007-10-23 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2007-10-23 |
| 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:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | High |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 1.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 7.10 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 7.10: After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to affect the necessary changes. Details follow: Jens Askengren discovered that gnome-screensaver became confused when running under Compiz, and could lose keyboard lock focus. A local attacker could exploit this to bypass the user's locked screen saver. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-537-1 |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10192 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10192 | ||
| Title: | 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. | ||
| Description: | 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. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2007-3920 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17542 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17542 | ||
| Title: | USN-537-1 -- gnome-screensaver vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Jens Askengren discovered that gnome-screensaver became confused when running under Compiz, and could lose keyboard lock focus. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-537-1 CVE-2007-3920 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 7.10 | Product(s): | gnome-screensaver |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17656 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17656 | ||
| Title: | USN-537-2 -- compiz vulnerability | ||
| Description: | USN-537-1 fixed vulnerabilities in gnome-screensaver. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-537-2 CVE-2007-3920 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 7.10 | Product(s): | compiz |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22308 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22308 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2008:0485: compiz security update (Low) | ||
| Description: | 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. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2008:0485-02 CVE-2007-3920 | Version: | 6 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | compiz |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 | |
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-10-19 | Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:278 (compiz-fusion-plugins-main) File : nvt/mdksa_2009_278.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for gnome-screensaver vulnerability USN-537-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_537_1.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for compiz vulnerability USN-537-2 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_537_2.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for xorg-x11-server FEDORA-2008-0930 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_0930_xorg-x11-server_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for xorg-x11-server FEDORA-2008-0956 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_0956_xorg-x11-server_fc7.nasl |
| 2009-01-23 | Name : SuSE Update for xorg-x11,XFree86 SUSE-SA:2008:027 File : nvt/gb_suse_2008_027.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 41988 | GNOME screensaver With Compiz Screen Focus Weakness |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20080521_compiz_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-10-15 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-278.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-06-12 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_xorg-x11-Xvnc-5317.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-06-12 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_xorg-x11-server-5316.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-05-22 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0485.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-01-27 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-0930.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-01-27 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-0956.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-11-10 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-537-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-11-10 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-537-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 12:04:43 |
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