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Ubuntu 12.10 USN-1701-1 Critical: Vino Clipboard Leak Issue

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Vino could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1701-1
January 22, 2013

vino vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Vino could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Software Description:
- vino: VNC server for GNOME

Details:

It was discovered that Vino incorrectly transmitted clipboard activity
before authenticating the remote connection. A remote attacker could
connect to Vino and monitor clipboard activity.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10:
  vino                            3.6.0-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  vino                            3.4.2-0ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 11.10:
  vino                            3.2.0-0ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  vino                            2.28.2-0ubuntu2.2

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1701-1
  CVE-2012-4429

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/3.6.0-0ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/3.4.2-0ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/3.2.0-0ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/2.28.2-0ubuntu2.2


Ubuntu 12.10 USN-1701-1 Critical: Vino Clipboard Leak Issue

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1702-1 tackles a vulnerability in gnome-screensaver that could lead to unauthorized access to screen locked sessions.
Vino could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: vino 3.6.0-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: vino 3.4.2-0ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 11.10: vino 3.2.0-0ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: vino 2.28.2-0ubuntu2.2 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1701-1

CVE-2012-4429

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January 22, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/3.6.0-0ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/3.4.2-0ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/3.2.0-0ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/2.28.2-0ubuntu2.2

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