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CVE-2007-6389
The notify feature in GNOME screensaver (gnome-screensaver) 2.20.0 might allow local users to read the clipboard contents and X selection…
Low2.1EPSS 0.37%
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- mitre
Description
The notify feature in GNOME screensaver (gnome-screensaver) 2.20.0 might allow local users to read the clipboard contents and X selection data for a locked session by using ctrl-V.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 69% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (15)
- SUSE-SR:2008:017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 30096 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:135 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=482159 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 31687 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-2872 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- USN-669-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=455484 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=421461 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29666 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/146862 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29595 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503005 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-2818 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 32691 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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