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Ubuntu 12.10 : gnome-screensaver vulnerability (USN-1716-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 64615

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not start automatically after logging in. This may result in the screen not being automatically locked after the inactivity timeout is reached, permitting an attacker with physical access to gain access to an unlocked session.

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Solution

Update the affected gnome-screensaver package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/1716-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 64615

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1716-1.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/13/2013

Updated: 9/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

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:12.10, 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: 2/12/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1050

USN: 1716-1