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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-14.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-14.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dcc64d2e --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-14.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200705-14"> + <title>XScreenSaver: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis> + XScreenSaver allows local users to bypass authentication under certain + configurations. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">xscreensaver</product> + <announced>May 13, 2007</announced> + <revised>May 13, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>176584</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="x11-misc/xscreensaver" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">5.02</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.02</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + XScreenSaver is a widely used screen saver collection shipped on + systems running the X11 Window System. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + XScreenSaver incorrectly handles the results of the getpwuid() function + in drivers/lock.c when using directory servers during a network outage. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local user can crash XScreenSaver by preventing network connectivity + if the system uses a remote directory service for credentials such as + NIS or LDAP, which will unlock the screen. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All XScreenSaver users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-misc/xscreensaver-5.02"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1859">CVE-2007-1859</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 08 May 2007 10:52:36 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 08 May 2007 15:43:15 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 13 May 2007 21:32:41 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |