CVE-2008-0887

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

9.8

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.239

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
(RHSA-2008:0218) Moderate: gnome-screensaver security update gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5.i386.rpm	Linux
(RHSA-2008:0218) Moderate: gnome-screensaver security update gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5.x86_64.rpm	Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234