Vulnerability CVE-2007-6389
Published: 2007-12-17   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-DesignError

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Gnome -> Screensaver 

 References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421461
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30096
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:135
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503005
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=482159
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=455484
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00078.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00020.html
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/146862
http://secunia.com/advisories/29666
http://secunia.com/advisories/29595
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