Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57043
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-293-1 (gdm)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to gdm announced via advisory USN-293-1. A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 5.10 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. If the admin configured a gdm theme that provided an user list, any user could activate the gdm setup program by first choosing the setup option from the menu, clicking on the user list and entering his own (instead of root's) password. This allowed normal users to configure potentially dangerous features like remote or automatic login. Please note that this does not affect a default Ubuntu installation, since the default theme does not provide an user list. In Ubuntu 6.06 you additionally have to have the ConfigAvailable setting enabled in gdm.conf to be vulnerable (it is disabled by default). Ubuntu 5.04 is not affected by this flaw. Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 5.10: gdm 2.8.0.5-0ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: gdm 2.14.6-0ubuntu2.1 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-293-1 Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 3.7
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-2452 BugTraq ID: 18332 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18332 Bugtraq: 20060608 rPSA-2006-0098-1 gdm (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436428 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-14.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:100 http://secunia.com/advisories/20532 http://secunia.com/advisories/20552 http://secunia.com/advisories/20587 http://secunia.com/advisories/20627 http://secunia.com/advisories/20636 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:013 (Google Search) http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0003.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/293-1/ http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2239 XForce ISS Database: gdm-facebrowser-security-bypass(27018) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27018
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