Vulnerability in Compiz
CVE-2007-3920
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Compiz
- GNOME Screensaver — versions 2.20
- Ubuntu Linux — versions 7.10
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10192 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00841.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-537-2 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/30715 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37410 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-537-1 (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00811.html (vendor-advisory)