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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.2/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.28.2.news
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=a5f66339be6719c2b8fc478a1d5fc6545297d950
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=dcca89b7ab6e1220815af38da246434b2e13fd9f
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/034904.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38468Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38532
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38534Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:040
- http://www.osvdb.org/62219
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38149
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-898-1
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609337
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562217
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.28.2.news
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=a5f66339be6719c2b8fc478a1d5fc6545297d950
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=dcca89b7ab6e1220815af38da246434b2e13fd9f
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/034904.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38468Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38532
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38534Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:040
- http://www.osvdb.org/62219
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38149
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-898-1
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609337
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562217
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 11, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified