Detections
Analytics

Ubuntu 9.10 : gnome-screensaver vulnerability (USN-898-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 44586

Language:

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not correctly handle monitor hotplugging. An attacker with physical access could cause gnome-screensaver to crash and gain access to the locked session.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected gnome-screensaver package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/898-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 44586

File Name: ubuntu_USN-898-1.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/11/2010

Updated: 9/19/2019

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: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gnome-screensaver

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0414

USN: 898-1