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TI-2006-01289 Aliases CVE-2006-1335GHSA-5vmq-g86w-8p73

gnome screensaver before 2.14, when running on an X server with AllowDeactivateGrabs and…

Priority LOW 18Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00337 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.13VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.13 Vulnerable ·GNOME

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1335
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5vmq-g86w-8p73

References

Other 2

  • TI-2010-00392 gnome-screensaver before 2.28.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2009-04398 gnome-screensaver 2.26.1 relies on the gnome-session D-Bus interface to determine session… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2009-04397 gnome-screensaver 2.28.0 does not resume adherence to its activation settings after an… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2007-03797 GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.2
  • TI-2010-00700 gdk/gdkwindow.c in GTK+ before 2.18.5, as used in gnome-screensaver before 2.28.1… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.2
  • TI-2010-00272 gnome-screensaver 2.14.3, 2.22.2, 2.27.x, 2.28.0, and 2.28.3, when the X configuration… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.6
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Sources

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