CentOS 5 : gnome-screensaver (CESA-2008:0197)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 43679

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS 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 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

http://www.nessus.org/u?f2d3ee2e

http://www.nessus.org/u?fceae510

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 43679

File Name: centos_RHSA-2008-0197.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/6/2010

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment 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:centos:centos:gnome-screensaver, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/23/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/6/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0887

BID: 28575

RHSA: 2008:0197