CVE-2006-1335: Gnome Screensaver

Low severity, CVSS 3.7. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Gnome Screensaver: up to and including 2.13

Published 2006-03-21. Last modified 2026-06-16.