CVE-2007-3920

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-10-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve input focus, which allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence, a related issue to CVE-2007-3069.

Affected products

Compiz: all versions
GNOME Screensaver: 2.20

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27381
http://secunia.com/advisories/28627
http://secunia.com/advisories/30329
http://secunia.com/advisories/30715
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0485.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26188
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-537-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-537-2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=357071
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=363061
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37410

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