CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-0887

Published: Apr 06, 2008 | Modified: Sep 29, 2017
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

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

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Screensaver Gnome * 2.20.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 RedHat gnome-screensaver-0:2.16.1-5.el5_1.1 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 RedHat gnome-screensaver-0:2.16.1-8.el5 *
Gnome-screensaver Ubuntu dapper *
Gnome-screensaver Ubuntu devel *
Gnome-screensaver Ubuntu edgy *
Gnome-screensaver Ubuntu feisty *
Gnome-screensaver Ubuntu gutsy *
Gnome-screensaver Ubuntu hardy *
Gnome-screensaver Ubuntu intrepid *

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