Ubuntu Security Notice 1701-1 - It was discovered that Vino incorrectly transmitted clipboard activity before authenticating the remote connection. A remote attacker could connect to Vino and monitor clipboard activity.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1701-1
January 22, 2013
vino vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
Vino could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Software Description:
- vino: VNC server for GNOME
Details:
It was discovered that Vino incorrectly transmitted clipboard activity
before authenticating the remote connection. A remote attacker could
connect to Vino and monitor clipboard activity.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.10:
vino 3.6.0-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
vino 3.4.2-0ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 11.10:
vino 3.2.0-0ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
vino 2.28.2-0ubuntu2.2
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1701-1
CVE-2012-4429
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/3.6.0-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/3.4.2-0ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/3.2.0-0ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/2.28.2-0ubuntu2.2