CVE-2004-2655Xscreensaver vulnerability

8 documents7 sources
Severity
5.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.4%
top 19.49%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 31
Latest updateMay 3

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:H/C:C/I:N/A:NExploitability: 4.9 | Impact: 6.9

Affected Packages3 packages

debiandebian/xscreensaver< xscreensaver 4.18-1 (bookworm)
Debianxscreensaver/xscreensaver< 4.18-1+3
NVDxscreensaver/xscreensaver4.14, 4.16, 4.17+2

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-j8jf-5q4f-2r9c: rdesktop 12022-05-03
OSV
CVE-2004-2655: rdesktop 12004-12-31

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
xscreensaver vulnerability2006-04-11
Red Hat
security flaw2004-05-12
Debian
CVE-2004-2655: xscreensaver - rdesktop 1.3.1 with xscreensaver 4.14, and possibly other versions, when running...2004

💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2004-2655 security flaw2018-08-16
Bugzilla
CVE-2004-2655 xscreensaver passes password to other applications2006-04-06
CVE-2004-2655 — Debian Xscreensaver vulnerability | cvebase