Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-907-1 | First vendor Publication | 2010-03-08 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2010-03-08 |
| 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:N) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5.6 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 9.2 | 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 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 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 8.10: Ubuntu 9.04: 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 lock all screens when monitors get hotplugged. An attacker with physical access could use this flaw to gain access to a locked session. (CVE-2010-0285) It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not correctly handle keyboard grab when monitors get hotplugged. An attacker with physical access could use this flaw to gain access to a locked session. This issue only affected Ubuntu 9.10. (CVE-2010-0422) |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-907-1 |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13593 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13593 | ||
| Title: | USN-907-1 -- gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not correctly lock all screens when monitors get hotplugged. An attacker with physical access could use this flaw to gain access to a locked session. It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not correctly handle keyboard grab when monitors get hotplugged. An attacker with physical access could use this flaw to gain access to a locked session. This issue only affected Ubuntu 9.10 | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-907-1 CVE-2010-0285 CVE-2010-0422 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 | Product(s): | gnome-screensaver |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2011-05-23 | Name : Mandriva Update for gnome-screensaver MDVSA-2011:093 (gnome-screensaver) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2011_093.nasl |
| 2010-03-12 | Name : Ubuntu Update for gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities USN-907-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_907_1.nasl |
| 2010-03-02 | Name : Fedora Update for gnome-screensaver FEDORA-2010-1855 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_1855_gnome-screensaver_fc12.nasl |
| 2010-02-18 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: gnome-screensaver File : nvt/freebsd_gnome-screensaver.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 62576 | gnome-screensaver Extend Screen Option Authentication Bypass |
| 62371 | gnome-screensaver Monitor Topology Change Security Bypass Weakness |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-01-25 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_11_gnome-screensaver-100318.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-07-01 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2010-1855.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-03-09 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-907-1.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 |
| 2010-02-15 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_1_gnome-screensaver-100120.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-02-15 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_2_gnome-screensaver-100120.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 12:06:37 |
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