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Subject:
Security ERRATA for SL3.0.x xscreensaver i386/x86_64
From:
Connie Sieh <[log in to unmask]>
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Connie Sieh <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 14 May 2007 15:26:47 -0500
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Synopsis:          Important: xscreensaver security update
Issue date:        2007-05-02
CVE Names:         CVE-2007-1859

Alex Yamauchi discovered a flaw in the way XScreenSaver verifies user
passwords. When a system is using a remote directory service for login
credentials, a local attacker may be able to cause a network outage causing
XScreenSaver to crash, unlocking the screen. (CVE-2007-1859)

SRPMS:
 	xscreensaver-4.10-21.el3.src.rpm

i386:
 	xscreensaver-4.10-21.el3.i386.rpm

x86_64:
 	xscreensaver-4.10-21.el3.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

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