Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-3920

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.
Published 2007-10-29 21:46:00
Updated 2017-09-29 01:29:10
Source MITRE
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Products affected by CVE-2007-3920

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3920

EPSS FAQ
0.34%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 71 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-3920

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.2
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
1.9
10.0
 NIST

Vendor statements for CVE-2007-3920

  • Red Hat 2008-05-21
    This issue affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 with a low security impact. An update to the compiz package was released to correct this issue: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0485.html

References for CVE-2007-3920

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