CVE-2008-1683

Publication date 6 April 2008

Last updated 4 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2008-0887. Reason: This candidate is a duplicate of CVE-2008-0887. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2008-0887 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
xscreensaver 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needed
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

Notes

jdstrand

CVE-2008-0887 is for gnome-screensaver based on rh bug, seems much more difficult to exploit in xscreensaver

mdeslaur

seems to not be reproducable on xscreensaver