Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | gnome-screensaver vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-898-1 | First vendor Publication | 2010-02-10 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2010-02-10 |
| 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:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | 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 9.10 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 9.10: After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not correctly handle monitor hotplugging. An attacker with physical access could cause gnome-screensaver to crash and gain access to the locked session. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-898-1 |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12872 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12872 | ||
| Title: | USN-898-1 -- gnome-screensaver vulnerability | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not correctly handle monitor hotplugging. An attacker with physical access could cause gnome-screensaver to crash and gain access to the locked session. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-898-1 CVE-2010-0414 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 9.10 | Product(s): | gnome-screensaver |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010-03-02 | Name : Fedora Update for gnome-screensaver FEDORA-2010-1556 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_1556_gnome-screensaver_fc12.nasl |
| 2010-03-02 | Name : Fedora Update for gnome-screensaver FEDORA-2010-1855 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_1855_gnome-screensaver_fc12.nasl |
| 2010-02-19 | Name : Mandriva Update for gnome-screensaver MDVSA-2010:040 (gnome-screensaver) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2010_040.nasl |
| 2010-02-18 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: gnome-screensaver File : nvt/freebsd_gnome-screensaver.nasl |
| 2010-02-15 | Name : Ubuntu Update for gnome-screensaver vulnerability USN-898-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_898_1.nasl |
| 2010-01-22 | Name : Mandriva Update for mmc-wizard MDVA-2010:040 (mmc-wizard) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVA_2010_040.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 62219 | gnome-screensaver Monitor Topology Change Screen Lock Bypass |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010-07-30 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2010-040.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-07-01 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2010-1556.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-02-16 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_2_gnome-screensaver-100214.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-02-15 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_0a82ac0c188611dfb0d10015f2db7bde.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-02-11 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-898-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 12:06:35 |
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