CVE-2006-1335 describes a vulnerability in gnome screensaver versions prior to 2.14, where an attacker with physical access could bypass the screensaver and access the user session. This is possible on X servers with specific grab permissions enabled, by using the Ctl+Alt+Keypad-Multiply keyboard sequence to crash the screensaver. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.7, indicating low severity, as it requires local access and high attack complexity, leading to potential partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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