CVE-2007-6389
The notify feature in GNOME screensaver (gnome-screensaver) 2.20.0 might allow local users to read the clipboard contents and X selection data for a locked session by using ctrl-V.
02 Description
The notify feature in GNOME screensaver (gnome-screensaver) 2.20.0 might allow local users to read the clipboard contents and X selection data for a locked session by using ctrl-V.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 30.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-12-17 18:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 16:02Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-12-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 395e6f67dae64fc4c415b9252eafe26935c89a263e531fc6cbb6257821b367c9
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:017http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- www.securityfocus.com30096http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30096
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:135http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:135
- bugzilla.gnome.orghttp://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=482159
- secunia.com31687http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-2872https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00078.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-669-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=455484
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421461
- secunia.com29666http://secunia.com/advisories/29666
- bugs.launchpad.nethttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/146862
- secunia.com29595http://secunia.com/advisories/29595
- bugzilla.gnome.orghttp://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503005
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-2818https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00020.html
- secunia.com32691http://secunia.com/advisories/32691
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- gnome-screensaver Fixed in 2.22.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- gnome-screensaver Fixed in 2.22.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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