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CVE-2010-0422

CVE information

Published

14 years ago

Last Modified

6 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

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Description

gnome-screensaver 2.28.x before 2.28.3 does not properly synchronize the state of screen locking and the unlock dialog in situations involving a change to the number of monitors, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by connecting and disconnecting monitors multiple times, a related issue to CVE-2010-0414..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Medium
Base Score
4/10
Exploit Score
1.9/10
Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
6.9/10
Confidentiality Impact
None
Availability Impact
None
Integrity Impact
Complete

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -

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