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RHEL 5 : gnome-screensaver (RHSA-2008:0218)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 32420

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated gnome-screensaver package that fixes a security flaw is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux FasTrack 5.

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

gnome-screensaver is the GNOME project's official screen saver program.

A flaw was found in the way gnome-screensaver verified user passwords.
When a system used a remote directory service for login credentials, a local attacker able to cause a network outage could cause gnome-screensaver to crash, unlocking the screen. (CVE-2008-0887)

Users of gnome-screensaver should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected gnome-screensaver package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-0887

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0218

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 32420

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2008-0218.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/22/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Temporal Score: 3.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gnome-screensaver, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5

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: 5/21/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/6/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0887

BID: 28575

RHSA: 2008:0218