CVE-2008-0887

N/A Unknown
Published: April 06, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/35531
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29595
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29606
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29742
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29759
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32691
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019749
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28575
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435773
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://osvdb.org/35531
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0197.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29595
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29606
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29742
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29759
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32691
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-12.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019749
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:132
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0218.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28575
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435773
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
47th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gnome