CVE-2008-0887 describes a vulnerability in gnome-screensaver versions prior to 2.22.1. When a remote authentication server is configured, a network outage during an unlock attempt causes the screensaver to crash, allowing a physically proximate attacker to bypass the lock. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7, indicating a local attack vector with medium complexity, resulting in a complete denial of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.20.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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