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.
Published: 2006-03-21
Score: 3.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-1339 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.
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Gnome Screensaver
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:12:20.530Z

Reserved: 2006-03-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1335

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-03-21T01:06:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-1335

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