CVE-2008-0887

gnome-screensaver using NIS auth will unlock if NIS goes away

Published Apr 6, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.7 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
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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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-0894 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-669-1 gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:01 AM
Reserved
Feb 21, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 6, 2008, 11:44 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:50 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 2, 2008, 8:00 AM