gnome-screensaver using NIS auth will unlock if NIS goes away
Published Apr 6, 2008
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.34%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.20.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gnome-screensaver-0:2.16.1-5.el5_1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gnome-screensaver-0:2.16.1-8.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0218
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gnome-screensaver-0:2.16.1-5.el5_1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0197 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gnome-screensaver-0:2.16.1-8.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0218 |
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:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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
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- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01336) | 70.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01336) | 67.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00288) | 50.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00465) | 76.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00490) | 75.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00453) | 74.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00453) | 71.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 81.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 80.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 58.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (22)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://osvdb.org/35531 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0197.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29595 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29606 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/29759 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30967 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32691 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-12.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019749 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:132 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0218.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28575 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0887 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435773 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0887
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10813 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0887
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00163.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00206.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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