Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-6389
The notify feature in GNOME screensaver (gnome-screensaver) 2.20.0 might allow local users to read the clipboard contents and X selection data for a locked session by using ctrl-V.
Products affected by CVE-2007-6389
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6389
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 8 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-6389
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
3.9
|
2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2007-6389
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00078.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-11.fc8
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http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=482159
Bug 482159 – Should not allow to use Ctrl+V to paste in the Leave Message box
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:135
Mandriva
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421461
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00020.html
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/146862
Bug #146862 “Should not allow to paste in the Leave Message box” : Bugs : gnome-screensaver package : Ubuntu
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30096
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=455484
#455484 - gnome-screensaver: new notify feature allows leaking of the selection & clipboard - Debian Bug report logs
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2008:017 - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing Lists
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http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503005
Bug 503005 – Possible security issue: notify feature allows leaking of the selection & clipboard
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