Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-474-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
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.
Affected
xscreensaver vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ,
Ubuntu 6.10 ,
Ubuntu 7.04
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-1859 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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