CVE-2008-0887
N/A
Published: April 6, 2008 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorScreensaver
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 2.20.0
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (19)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0197.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29595Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29606Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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