CVE-2006-1335

Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-03-21 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

gnome screensaver before 2.14, when running on an X server with AllowDeactivateGrabs and AllowClosedownGrabs enabled, allows attackers with physical access to cause the screensaver to crash and access the session via the Ctl+Alt+Keypad-Multiply keyboard sequence, which removes the grab from gnome.

Affected products

GNOME Screensaver: through 2.13

References

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=326663
http://secunia.com/advisories/19280
http://www.osvdb.org/24015
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25340
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=326663
http://secunia.com/advisories/19280
http://www.osvdb.org/24015
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25340

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