Screensaver password lock did not work

A strange event!
When leave the computer I switch the screen saver to turn on in 3 minutes.
I have had Security Pane checkbox for require password to unlock screen set.
I also have the require password to change System Preferences set.
Every other time I have left the computer it is locked when I return and requires
a password to unlock it.
Except this time it did not ask for a password. The screen saver was on but no
password was requested.
I then checked the Security Pane and noticed that the check box was deselected???
Although I have set that all preferences require a password to change, I noticed that in the Security Pane the check box "Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver." can be changed without entering a password? (I think this might be a known "bug".)
This is really weird and has me a little worried. Have I been hacked into?
I check the obvious logs but the only thing I saw was:
16/11/2008 8:25:37 PM System Preferences[30497] * -[NSLock lock]: deadlock (<NSLock: 0x1bed44c0> '(null)')
16/11/2008 8:25:37 PM System Preferences[30497] * Break on _NSLockError() to debug.
Then the System Preferences application hung.
Any ideas? I went through the system and error logs but nothing really obvious.
Are there any other logs I should look at?
OSX 10.5.5, MacPro. 8 core.

Yes re checkbox, this is normal apparently.
But the fact that just this once my screensaver ran without locking and then System Preferences app crashed after I started using the computer again.
I am concerned whether someone could have hacked in some how or with physical access somehow broke in.
I notice that there are a few mentions of screensaver security bugs:
http://www.securinfos.info/english/security-advisories-alerts/20030705Mac_OS_X_Screensaver_Password_BypassVulnerability.php
http://osvdb.org/34863
http://www.macobserver.com/article/2003/07/07.7.shtml
Now I have the problem of trying to determine whether I have been hacked.
Any suggestions?

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