CVE-2010-0414

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-0414
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-02-11 20:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ensure keyboard grab and unlock dialog exist after monitor removal (dcca89b7) · Commits · Archive / gnome-screensaver · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org
www.osvdb.org/62219 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
USN-898-1: gnome-screensaver vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Ubuntu update for gnome-screensaver - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:040 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
gnome-screensaver Monitor Topology Change Security Bypass Weakness - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
gnome-screensaver Monitor Removal Lock Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Fedora update for gnome-screensaver - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.gnome.org
Bug 609337 – CVE-2010-0414 gnome-screensaver: loses its unlock dialog and keyboard grab sometimes when unplugging monitor af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.gnome.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: gnome-screensaver-2.28.2-1.fc12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Ensure keyboard grab and unlock dialog exist after monitor removal (a5f66339) · Commits · Archive / gnome-screensaver · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org
562217 – (CVE-2010-0414) CVE-2010-0414 gnome-screensaver: loses its unlock dialog and keyboard grab sometimes when unplugging monitor af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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