CVE-2014-1949

Description

GTK+ 3.10.9 and earlier, as used in cinnamon-screensaver, gnome-screensaver, and other applications, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by pressing the menu button.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/327 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2475-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=759145 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:162 vendor advisory broken link
https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-screensaver/issues/44 third party advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0374.html third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1064695 issue tracking
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/331 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1949?
CVE-2014-1949 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1949?
To fix CVE-2014-1949, 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-2014-1949 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-1949 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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