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CVE-2008-0887

Published: Apr 06, 2008 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.7 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
3.7 MODERATE
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0887
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
ScreensaverGnome*2.20.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatgnome-screensaver-0:2.16.1-5.el5_1.1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatgnome-screensaver-0:2.16.1-8.el5*
Gnome-screensaverUbuntudapper*
Gnome-screensaverUbuntudevel*
Gnome-screensaverUbuntuedgy*
Gnome-screensaverUbuntufeisty*
Gnome-screensaverUbuntugutsy*
Gnome-screensaverUbuntuhardy*
Gnome-screensaverUbuntuintrepid*

References

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