rdesktop 1.3.1 with xscreensaver 4.14, and possibly other versions, when running on Fedora and possibly other platforms, does not release the keyboard focus when xscreensaver starts, which causes the password to be entered into the active window when the user unlocks the screen.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xscreensaver | Xscreensaver | 4.14 (including) | 4.14 (including) |
| Xscreensaver | Xscreensaver | 4.16 (including) | 4.16 (including) |
| Xscreensaver | Xscreensaver | 4.17 (including) | 4.17 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RedHat | xscreensaver-1:4.10-20 | * |
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060602-01-U.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20226
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20456
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20782
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22080
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016150
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016151
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-107.htm
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.os.linux.security/2004-08/0018.html
- http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/changelog.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:071
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0498.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17471
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=188149
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10096
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/269-1/
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060602-01-U.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20226
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20456
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20782
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22080
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016150
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016151
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-107.htm
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.os.linux.security/2004-08/0018.html
- http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/changelog.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:071
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0498.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17471
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=188149
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10096
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/269-1/