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CVE-2007-6389

The notify feature in GNOME screensaver (gnome-screensaver) 2.20.0 might allow local users to read the clipboard content

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.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00078
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

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gnome screensaverall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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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

2.1
LOW · 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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD17 Dec 2007 · 06:46 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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usnUSN-669-1
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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://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=455484
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=482159
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503005
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29595
http://secunia.com/advisories/29666
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