CVE-2008-0887

Description

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.

Affected products

• GNOME / screensaver2.20.0

References

• MISChttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00163.html
• MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10813
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:132
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/29606
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/29759
• MISChttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435773
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30967
• MISChttp://osvdb.org/35531
• MISChttp://securitytracker.com/id?1019749
• MISChttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-12.xml
• MISChttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0197.html
• MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/29742
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0218.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/29595
• MISChttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00206.html
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28575
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32691