CVE-2007-3920
GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve input focus, which allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence, a related issue to CVE-2007-3069.
Published:Oct 19, 2007
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Oct 29, 2007
EPSS Score:0.00051
CVSS Score:6.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Compiz
Product
Compiz
Compiz
Compiz
Vendor
Gnome
Product
Screensaver
Gnome
Screensaver
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Ubuntu
Product
Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu
Ubuntu Linux
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
