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Ubuntu: gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities

LinuxSecurity.com: It was discovered that the notify feature in gnome-screensaver could let a local attacker read the clipboard contents of a locked session by using Ctrl-V. (CVE-2007-6389) Alan Matsuoka discovered that gnome-screensaver did not properly handle network outages when using a remote authentication service. During a network interruption, or by disconnecting the network cable, a local attacker could gain access to locked sessions. (CVE-2008-0887)

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gnome-session-properties

gnome-session-properties(1)					   User Commands				       gnome-session-properties(1)

NAME

       gnome-session-properties - configure GNOME sessions

SYNOPSIS

       gnome-session-properties [gnome-std-options]

DESCRIPTION

       The  GNOME sessions preference tool enables you to manage your sessions. You can set session preferences, and specify which applications to
       start when you start a session. You can configure sessions to save the state of applications on your desktop, and to restore the state when
       you start another session.  You can also use this preference tool to manage multiple GNOME sessions.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       gnome-std-options       Standard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5) for more information.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Launching the gnome-session-properties tool

       example% gnome-session-properties

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0	Application exited successfully

       >0	Application exited with failure

FILES

       The following files are used by this application:

       /usr/bin/gnome-session-properties

	   Executable for gnome-session-properties

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgnome-session 	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |Volatile			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       Preference Tools Manual

       Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.

       gnome-control-center(1), gnome-session(1), attributes(5), gnome-std-options(5)

NOTES

       Written by Glynn Foster, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003, 2006, 2007.

SunOS 5.11							    09 Nov 2007 				       gnome-session-properties(1)

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