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CVE-2007-3920

GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve input focus, which allows attack

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2 EPSS 0.00051
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules3 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
compizall versions
gnome screensaverall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

3
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumSuspicious Screensaver Binary File Creation
productmediumScreenSaver Registry Key Set
productmediumPath To Screensaver Binary Modified
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Scoring & Timeline

6.2
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD29 Oct 2007 · 09:46 PM
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Vendor Advisories

3
usnUSN-537-2
usnUSN-537-1
rhsaRHSA-2008:0485Low
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27381PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28627
http://secunia.com/advisories/30329
http://secunia.com/advisories/30715
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0485.html
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