VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-3920
GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve input focus, which allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence, a related issue to CVE-2007-3069.
MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve input focus, which allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence, a related issue to CVE-2007-3069.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- compiz/compiz · gnome/screensaver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27381Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28627
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30329
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30715
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0485.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26188Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-537-1Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-537-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=357071
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=363061
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37410
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10192
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00811.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00841.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27381Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28627
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30329
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30715
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0485.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26188Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-537-1Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-537-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=357071
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=363061
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37410
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10192
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00811.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00841.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.