Description
gnome-screensaver before 2.22.1, when a remote authentication server is enabled, crashes upon an unlock attempt during a network outage, which allows physically proximate attackers to gain access to the locked session, a related issue to CVE-2007-1859.
Published: 2008-04-06
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-0894 gnome-screensaver before 2.22.1, when a remote authentication server is enabled, crashes upon an unlock attempt during a network outage, which allows physically proximate attackers to gain access to the locked session, a related issue to CVE-2007-1859.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-669-1 gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities
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Gnome Screensaver
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:01:40.054Z

Reserved: 2008-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0887

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-06T23:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0887

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-04-02T08:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-0887 - Bugzilla

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