CVE-2006-1335

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: 2006-03-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-1335 is rated Low Risk (23.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1335

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.33% +0.25%
2 2025-03-17 0.18% 0.08% -0.11%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.18% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1335

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.7 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 1.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-1335

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-1335

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2006-1335 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gnome-screensaver), 3 status rows across 3 suites (bookworm, bullseye, trixie): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-1335
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1335/
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-1335 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gnome-screensaver), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-1335

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-1335

Solution: The vulnerability has reportedly been fixed in version 2.14.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1335

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome screensaver <= 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1335

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