CVE-2012-1620

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-1620
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-07-12 19:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionslock 0.9 does not properly handle the XRaiseWindow event when the screen is locked, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by pressing a button, which reveals the desktop and active windows.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.6 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Suckless Slock 0.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
401645 – (CVE-2012-1620) <x11-misc/slock-1.0 : shows top window that was created after locking (CVE-2012-1620) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org Exploit
hg.suckless.org/slock/rev/891a4984aba6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.suckless.org Exploit, Patch
www.osvdb.org/81035 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
786310 – (CVE-2012-1620) CVE-2012-1620 slock-0.9 displays modal box after locking af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Security Advisory SA48700 - slock &quot;XRaiseWindow()&quot; Handling Lock Screen Bypass Weakness - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
slock 'XRaiseWindow()' Local Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
oss-security - CVE Request: slock-0.9 displays modal box after locking af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: slock-0.9 displays modal box after locking af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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