CVE-2008-0887

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.
References
Link Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/35531
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0197.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29595 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29606 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29742
http://secunia.com/advisories/29759
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
http://secunia.com/advisories/32691
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-12.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019749
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:132
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0218.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28575
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435773 Exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10813
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00163.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00206.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/35531
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0197.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29595 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29606 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29742
http://secunia.com/advisories/29759
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
http://secunia.com/advisories/32691
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-12.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019749
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:132
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0218.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28575
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435773 Exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10813
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00163.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00206.html
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2008-04-06 23:44

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30


NVD link : CVE-2008-0887

Mitre link : CVE-2008-0887

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-0887


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Products Affected

gnome

  • screensaver