GSD-2007-3920

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21
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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.
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CVE-2007-3920
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