CVE-2008-0887

Publication date 6 April 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
gnome-screensaver	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 2.22.1-0ubuntu1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.22.1-0ubuntu1
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 2.20.0-0ubuntu4.3
	7.04 feisty	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	6.10 edgy	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 2.14.3-0ubuntu1.1

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
gnome-screensaver	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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-669-1
gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities
11 November 2008

CVE-2008-0887

Status

Patch details

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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