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Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 : xscreensaver vulnerability (USN-474-1)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 28075
Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
It was discovered that xscreensaver did not correctly validate the return values from network authentication systems such as LDAP or NIS.A local attacker could bypass a locked screen if they were able to interrupt network connectivity.
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Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 28075
File Name: ubuntu_USN-474-1.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 11/10/2007
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xscreensaver, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xscreensaver-data, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xscreensaver-data-extra, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xscreensaver-gl, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xscreensaver-gl-extra, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Patch Publication Date: 6/12/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-1859, CVE-2008-0887