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-4.18-5.rhel4.14.src.rpm i386: xscreensaver-4.18-5.rhel4.14.i386.rpm x86_64: xscreensaver-4.18-5.rhel4.14.x86_64.rpm -Connie Sieh -Troy Dawson