Bug 197647 - Confusing label shows password in clear text
Summary: Confusing label shows password in clear text
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Classification: Red Hat
Component: gdm
Version: 3.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ray Strode [halfline]
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Blocks: 190430
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2006-07-05 09:45 UTC by Bastien Nocera
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:07 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version: RHBA-2007-0411
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2007-06-11 18:53:37 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2007:0411 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE gdm bug fix update 2007-06-07 19:22:49 UTC

Description Bastien Nocera 2006-07-05 09:45:41 UTC
gdm-2.4.1.6-15

1. Get to the gdm login screen
2. Enter a username, and a wrong password
3. Get a login failure
4. Turn on Capslock, and enter another username
5. Turn off Capslock ("You have Capslock enabled" message is still present)
6. Type the wrong password again
7. Prompt will come back labeled "Password" but is actually a username entry,
and would show the "password" in clear text

Comment 10 Red Hat Bugzilla 2007-06-11 18:53:37 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0411.html



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