CVE-2008-0887

Gnome-Screensaver < 2.22.1 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (19)

Core 19
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10813
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:132
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29606
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29759
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/35531
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019749
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-12.xml
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0197.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29742
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0218.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29595
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28575
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32691

Scores

EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 47.0%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
gnome/screensaver < 2.20.0
Published Apr 06, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026