CVE catalog

CVE-2008-0887

gnome-screensaver: CVE-2008-0887

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.34% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiangnome-screensavertrixie3.6.1-14fixed
Debiangnome-screensaverbookworm3.6.1-13fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiangnome-screensaversourcetrixie2.22.2-1lowNot reported[475154]
Debiangnome-screensaversourcebookworm2.22.2-1lowNot reported[475154]

[Debian bug #475154]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [gnome-screensaver]Fixed

    Source package: [gnome-screensaver]

    Details (2)

    • 3.6.1-13+b2 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.22.2-1

      dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · bookworm; dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · 12

    • 3.6.1-13+b2 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.22.2-1

      dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · bookworm; dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [gnome-screensaver]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 3.6.1-14 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.22.2-1

      dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · 13

    • 3.6.1-14 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.22.2-1

      dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]