SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-0887

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.

MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 1.34%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 2.0
4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
1.34% probability · 70th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
gnome/screensaver
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.