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    CVE-2010-0285

    gnome-screensaver 2.14.3, 2.22.2, 2.27.x, 2.28.0, and 2.28.3, when the X configuration enables the extend screen option, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking, access an unattended workstation, and view half of the GNOME desktop by attaching an external monitor.

    Published:Aug 31, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Feb 24, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.00083
    CVSS Score:5.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnome
    Product
    Screensaver

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2012-3452 (CVSS 3.3) — gnome-screensaver 3.4.x before 3.4.4 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4, when multiple screens are used, only locks the sc…
    CVE-2010-0422 (CVSS 4) — gnome-screensaver 2.28.x before 2.28.3 does not properly synchronize the state of screen locking and the unloc…
    CVE-2009-4642 (CVSS 7.2) — gnome-screensaver 2.26.1 relies on the gnome-session D-Bus interface to determine session idle time, even when…
    CVE-2010-0414 (CVSS 7.2) — gnome-screensaver before 2.28.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an u…
    CVE-2009-4641 (CVSS 7.2) — gnome-screensaver 2.28.0 does not resume adherence to its activation settings after an inhibiting application …
    CVE-2010-0732 (CVSS 6.2) — gdk/gdkwindow.c in GTK+ before 2.18.5, as used in gnome-screensaver before 2.28.1, performs implicit paints on…
    CVE-2008-0887 (CVSS 4.7) — gnome-screensaver before 2.22.1, when a remote authentication server is enabled, crashes upon an unlock attemp…
    CVE-2007-6389 (CVSS 2.1) — The notify feature in GNOME screensaver (gnome-screensaver) 2.20.0 might allow local users to read the clipboa…
    CVE-2007-3920 (CVSS 6.2) — GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve input focus, which all…
    CVE-2006-1335 (CVSS 3.7) — gnome screensaver before 2.14, when running on an X server with AllowDeactivateGrabs and AllowClosedownGrabs e…

    References

    http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=2f597ea9f1f363277fd4dfc109fa41bbc6225aca
    http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0285
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:093
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38254
    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593616
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557525
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56366
    http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=2f597ea9f1f363277fd4dfc109fa41bbc6225aca
    http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0285
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:093
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38254
    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593616
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557525
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56366

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High