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CVE-2007-3920

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-3920 describes a vulnerability in GNOME screensaver 2.20, specifically when used with Compiz in Ubuntu 7.10. An attacker with physical access could bypass the screensaver and gain control of the session by performing an Alt-Tab sequence, due to improper input focus reservation. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.2, indicating a moderate severity, with a local attack vector and high complexity, leading to complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:compiz:compiz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.2MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
28.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 38th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: compiz-0:0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5
View patch
ubuntupatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-3920Low

gnome-screensaver loses keyboard grab when running under compiz

Oct 19, 2007

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00002.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/27381
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28627
secunia.com / advisories/30329
secunia.com / advisories/30715
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/37410
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10192
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00811.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00841.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0485.html
securityfocus.com / bid/26188
Patch
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-537-1
Patch
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-537-2