slock 'XRaiseWindow()' Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:52922

Info

slock 'XRaiseWindow()' Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 52922
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2012-1620
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Apr 06 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 16 2014 06:57AM
Credit: Longpoke in a Gentoo bug
Vulnerable: suckless.org slock 0.9
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

slock 'XRaiseWindow()' Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

slock is prone to a local security-bypass vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to bypass security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions.

Exploit / POC

slock 'XRaiseWindow()' Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

An exploit is available; please see references for more information.

Solution / Fix

slock 'XRaiseWindow()' Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has fixed the issue in the repository. Please see the references for more information.

References

slock 'XRaiseWindow()' Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

References:
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