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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-at-properties

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

NAME

       gnome-at-properties - configure GNOME Assistive Technologies

SYNOPSIS

       gnome-at-properties [gnome-std-options]

DESCRIPTION

       The  GNOME  Assistive  Technology  preference  is used to enable assistive technologies in your desktop. You can use gnome-at-properties to
       specify that the following assistive technology applications start automatically when you log in:

	 o  Screenreader

	 o  Magnifier

	 o  On-screen Keyboard

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-at-properties tool

       example% gnome-at-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-at-properties    Executable for gnome-at-properties

ATTRIBUTES

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

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgnome-desktop-prefs	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |Volatile			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

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

       control-center(1), gnome-accessibility-keyboard-properties(1), attributes(5), gnome-std-options(5)

NOTES

       Written by Glynn Foster, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004, 2006, 2007.

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

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