CVE-2004-2655 Information disclosure in n/a
An attacker with local access can capture RDP passwords if the screen saver activates while the client holds keyboard focus.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-2655?
CVE-2004-2655 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Apr 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2655?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xscreensaver Xscreensaver.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2655?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2004-2655 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2655 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2655, GHSA-j8jf-5q4f-2r9c.