CVE-2007-6389

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-6389
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-12-17 18:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnome Screensaver 2.20 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
421461 – (CVE-2007-6389) CVE-2007-6389 gnome-screensaver clipboard content leak af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: gnome-screensaver-2.18.2-3.fc7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2008:017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-669-1: gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-11.fc8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
#455484 - gnome-screensaver: new notify feature allows leaking of the selection & clipboard - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
Fedora update for gnome-screensaver - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Bug #146862 “Should not allow to paste in the Leave Message box” : Bugs : gnome-screensaver package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net
Gnome Screensaver Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Ubuntu update for gnome-screensaver - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Bug 503005 – Possible security issue: notify feature allows leaking of the selection & clipboard af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.gnome.org
gnome-screensaver Information Disclosure and Security Bypass - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Bug 482159 – Should not allow to use Ctrl+V to paste in the Leave Message box af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.gnome.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:135 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
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