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.
Published: 2006-04-08
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: 1.4% Low
KEV: No
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Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-2645 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-269-1 xscreensaver vulnerability
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
Xscreensaver Xscreensaver
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:36:24.369Z

Reserved: 2006-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2655

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-2655

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2004-05-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2004-2655 - Bugzilla

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