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
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
- http://osvdb.org/35531
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0197.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29595Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29606Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29742
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32691
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-12.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019749
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:132
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0218.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28575
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435773Exploit
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10813
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00163.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00206.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
- http://osvdb.org/35531
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0197.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29595Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29606Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29742
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32691
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-12.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019749
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.