CVE-2010-0414

Summary

CVECVE-2010-0414
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-02-11 20:30:00 UTC
Updated2010-02-26 07:11:00 UTC
Descriptiongnome-screensaver before 2.28.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by moving the mouse position to an external monitor and then disconnecting that monitor.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnome Screensaver 2.13 All All All
Application Gnome Screensaver 2.20 All All All
Application Gnome Screensaver 2.20.0 All All All
Application Gnome Screensaver 2.26.1 All All All
Application Gnome Screensaver 2.28.0 All All All
Application Gnome Screensaver 2.13 All All All
Application Gnome Screensaver 2.20 All All All
Application Gnome Screensaver 2.20.0 All All All
Application Gnome Screensaver 2.26.1 All All All
Application Gnome Screensaver 2.28.0 All All All
Application Gnome Screensaver All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: gnome-screensaver-2.28.2-1.fc12 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Bug 609337 – CVE-2010-0414 gnome-screensaver: loses its unlock dialog and keyboard grab sometimes when unplugging monitor CONFIRM bugzilla.gnome.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:040 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
Ubuntu update for gnome-screensaver - Advisories - Community SECUNIA secunia.com
ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.... CONFIRM ftp.gnome.org
Ensure keyboard grab and unlock dialog exist after monitor removal (dcca89b7) · Commits · Archive / gnome-screensaver · GitLab CONFIRM git.gnome.org
Ensure keyboard grab and unlock dialog exist after monitor removal (a5f66339) · Commits · Archive / gnome-screensaver · GitLab CONFIRM git.gnome.org
gnome-screensaver Monitor Removal Lock Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
USN-898-1: gnome-screensaver vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
562217 – (CVE-2010-0414) CVE-2010-0414 gnome-screensaver: loses its unlock dialog and keyboard grab sometimes when unplugging monitor CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
gnome-screensaver Monitor Topology Change Security Bypass Weakness - Advisories - Community SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
62219 OSVDB www.osvdb.org
Fedora update for gnome-screensaver - Advisories - Community SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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