CVE-2004-2655

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20226
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20456
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20782
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22080
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016150
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016151
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17471
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/269-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20226
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20456
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20782
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22080
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016150
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016151
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-107.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/changelog.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0498.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=188149
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/269-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.4%
80th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

xscreensaver