DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0887

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0887

    Published: 6 Apr 2008Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-0887

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0887

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gnome-screensaver

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/gnome-screensaver?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.22.2-1

    Affected versions

    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