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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60650
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 8 FEDORA-2008-2872 (gnome-screensaver)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to gnome-screensaver
announced via advisory FEDORA-2008-2872.

gnome-screensaver is a screen saver and locker that aims to have
simple, sane, secure defaults and be well integrated with the desktop.

Update Information:

This update addresses CVE-2007-6389 a flaw where the contents of the user's
clipboard can be accessed from the Leave Message feature within the lock
screen dialog.
ChangeLog:

* Fri Mar 28 2008 Ray Strode - 2.20.0-11
- Address CVE-2007-6389 (bug 426170)

References:

[ 1 ] Bug #426170 - CVE-2007-6389 gnome-screensaver clipboard content leak [8]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426170

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update gnome-screensaver' at the command line.
For more information, refer to Managing Software with yum,
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2008-2872

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
2.1

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-6389
BugTraq ID: 30096
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30096
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00020.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00078.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:135
http://secunia.com/advisories/29595
http://secunia.com/advisories/29666
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
http://secunia.com/advisories/32691
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:017 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1
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