MEDIUM
GNOME XScreenSaver in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 before 20070417, when root is logged into the console, does not automatically lock the screen after a session has been inactive, which might allow physically proximate attackers to access the console
Published Jun 19, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
GNOME XScreenSaver in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 before 20070417, when root is logged into the console, does not automatically lock the screen after a session has been inactive, which might allow physically proximate attackers to access the console.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.34% 0.00342
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00342
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 25.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 25.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 12.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://osvdb.org/36586 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101338-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html#root-lock x_refsource_MISC
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2037 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/36586 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101338-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html#root-lock | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2037 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 19, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 19, 2007
Link CVE-2007-3283
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a