CVE-2010-0923

Description

Race condition in workspace/krunner/lock/lockdlg.cc in the KRunner lock module in kdebase in KDE SC 4.4.0 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass KScreenSaver screen locking and access an unattended workstation by pressing the Enter key at a certain time, related to multiple forked processes.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://websvn.kde.org/?view=revision&revision=1089241 patch
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=226449
http://secunia.com/advisories/38600 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126600468622421&w=2 mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126599909614401&w=2 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/17/3 mailing list
http://websvn.kde.org/?revision=1089213&view=revision patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126598163422670&w=2 mailing list
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=579280
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20100217-1.txt
http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdebase/workspace/krunner/lock/lockdlg.cc?r1=1089213&r2=1089212&pathrev=1089213
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023641 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0409 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217882

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0923?
CVE-2010-0923 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0923?
To fix CVE-2010-0923, 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-2010-0923 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-0923 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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