| Name | CVE-2008-0887 |
| Description | gnome-screensaver before 2.22.1, when a remote authentication server is enabled, crashes upon an unlock attempt during a network outage, which allows physically proximate attackers to gain access to the locked session, a related issue to CVE-2007-1859. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 475154 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| gnome-screensaver (PTS) | jessie | 3.6.1-4 | fixed |
| stretch | 3.6.1-7 | fixed |
| buster | 3.6.1-10 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bullseye, bookworm | 3.6.1-13 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[etch] - gnome-screensaver <no-dsa> (Minor issue, requires attacker with high level of control, see #433964)