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RHEL 2.1 / 3 : xscreensaver (RHSA-2006:0498)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21593

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated xscreensaver package that fixes two security flaws is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

XScreenSaver is a collection of screensavers.

A keyboard focus flaw was found in the way XScreenSaver prompts the user to enter their password to unlock the screen. XScreenSaver did not properly ensure it had proper keyboard focus, which could leak a users password to the program with keyboard focus. This behavior is not common, as only certain applications exhibit this focus error.
(CVE-2004-2655)

Several flaws were found in the way various XScreenSaver screensavers create temporary files. It may be possible for a local attacker to create a temporary file in way that could overwrite a different file to which the user running XScreenSaver has write permissions.
(CVE-2003-1294)

Users of XScreenSaver should upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to correct these issues.

Solution

Update the affected xscreensaver package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2003-1294

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-2655

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006:0498

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21593

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2006-0498.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/24/2006

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xscreensaver

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/23/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/31/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-1294, CVE-2004-2655

BID: 9125

RHSA: 2006:0498