gnome-screensaver loses keyboard grab when running under compiz
Published Oct 29, 2007
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 7.10
- 7.10
- 7.10
- 7.10
- n/a
- 2.20
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
compiz-0:0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0485
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | compiz-0:0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0485 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00356) | 27.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00356) | 27.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 12.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 70.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00288) | 69.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00278) | 67.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 63.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 60.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (19)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27381 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28627 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/30715 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0485.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26188 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-537-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-537-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3920 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=350271 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=357071 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=363061 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37410 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3920
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10192 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3920
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00811.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00841.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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