6.2

CVE-2007-3920: gnome screensaver

CVSS: 6.2v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2008:0485DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3920DTSA-75-1
Published 29-10-2007Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-3920 is a medium (CVSS 6.2) vulnerability in gnome screensaver. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
25/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.2/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.36%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 29-10-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

28%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.36% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.36%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Redhat3 products
  • compiz< 0:0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5
  • compiz-debuginfo< 0:0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5
  • compiz-devel< 0:0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5
Debian2 products
  • gnome-screensaver< 2.20.0-1.1 | < 2.18.2-1+lenny1
  • xorg-server< 2:1.4.1~git20080118-1
Gnome1 product

3 vendors · 6 products

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