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CVE-2008-0887

Published: Apr 6, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
4.7MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 32.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:NI:NA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

Gentoo LinuxGentoo Foundation Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
screensavergnome
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software
n/an/a
gentoo foundation inc.oss-projectUSOperating Systems
gnomeoss-projectUSConsumer Softwareaka gnome project, glib

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-12.xml
security.gentoo.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://osvdb.org/35531
osvdb.org
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Timeline

Published
Apr 6, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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