CVE-2007-6389

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 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: 2007-12-17 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

GNOME Screensaver: 2.20

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=455484
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=482159
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503005
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29595
http://secunia.com/advisories/29666
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
http://secunia.com/advisories/32691
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:135
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30096
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/146862

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