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Ubuntu 6.x: USN-474-1 Critical: Xscreensaver Lock Bypass Security Advisory

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Calendar Grey June 12, 2007
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Essential Ubuntu Security Alert regarding xscreensaver presenting a local screen lock circumvention due to potential authentication vulnerabilities.
It was discovered that xscreensaver did not correctly validate the return values from network authentication systems such as LDAP or NIS. A local attacker could bypass a locked s...

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security advisory critical Ubuntu authentication issue local threat xscreensaver

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-474-1 June 12, 2007

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security advisory critical Ubuntu authentication issue local threat xscreensaver

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