CVE-2010-0732
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-0732 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-03-19 19:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | gdk/gdkwindow.c in GTK+ before 2.18.5, as used in gnome-screensaver before 2.28.1, performs implicit paints on windows of type GDK_WINDOW_FOREIGN, which triggers an X error in certain circumstances and consequently allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by pressing the Enter key many times. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Gnome | Gtk | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Screensaver | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Broken Link |
| gnome-screensaver Unlock Dialog Race Condition Lock Bypass Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:109 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | Broken Link |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request: gnome-screensaver termination by pressing "Enter" | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch |
| Bug 598476 – gnome-screensaver crashes when entering password incorrectly 5 times | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.gnome.org | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:008 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Work around x errors by asking dialog to die on cancel (ab08cc93) · Commits · Archive / gnome-screensaver · GitLab | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.gnome.org | Patch |
| oss-security - Re: Re: CVE Request: gnome-screensaver termination by pressing "Enter" | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List |
| gnome-screensaver - GNOME Screensaver | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.gnome.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Never do implicit paints for foreign windows (0748cf56) · Commits · GNOME / gtk · GitLab | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.gnome.org | Patch |
| oss-security - CVE Request: gnome-screensaver termination by pressing "Enter" | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List |
| Bug #446395 “Screen lock unlocks after 5 wrong attempts” : Bugs : gnome-screensaver package : Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.edge.launchpad.net | Third Party Advisory |
| Bug 565527 – CVE-2010-0732 gnome-screensaver: Race condition between shaking the unlock dialog and clearing the screen | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/gtk+/2.18/gtk+-2.18.5.news | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.gnome.org | Vendor Advisory |
| heise online - Gnome-Bildschirmsperre in OpenSuse-Linux wirkungslos [2. Update] | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.heise.de | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE-2010-0732 - Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.