PT-2007-7246 · Gnome · Gnome-Screensaver

Lubomir Kundrak · Published 2007-12-17 · Updated 2012-10-31 · CVE-2007-6389

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions gnome-screensaver version 2.20.0

Description The notify feature in gnome-screensaver might allow local users to read the clipboard contents and X selection data for a locked session by using ctrl-V.

Recommendations For gnome-screensaver version 2.20.0, consider disabling the notify feature as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-6389

Affected Products

Gnome-Screensaver

References · 19

• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00078.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:135 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-6389 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6389 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6389 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6389 · Security Note
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00020.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29595 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=455484 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30096 · Note
• http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=482159 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32691 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 · Note