CVE-2010-0414

Description

gnome-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.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/38468	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/62219	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38149	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-898-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38532	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562217
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=a5f66339be6719c2b8fc478a1d5fc6545297d950
http://secunia.com/advisories/38534	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=dcca89b7ab6e1220815af38da246434b2e13fd9f
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:040	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609337
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.28.2.news
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/034904.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0414?: CVE-2010-0414 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0414?: To fix CVE-2010-0414, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0414 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-0414 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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