CVE-2015-3213

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-3213
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-12 14:59:13 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe gesture handling code in Clutter before 1.16.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen via certain (1) mouse or (2) touch gestures.

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: CWE-284 | 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 Clutter Project Clutter All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
gesture-action: fix memory corruption (97724939) · Commits · GNOME / clutter · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Bug 1227098 – CVE-2015-3213 Gnome clutter: screenlock bypass by performing certain mouse gestures af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Bug 749847 – bypassing locked session without password by crashing Gnome-Shell [CVE-2015-3213] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.gnome.org Exploit
Bug 710227 – ClutterGestureAction memory corruption af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.gnome.org
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