CVE-2012-0064

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    CVE-2012-0064

    Published: 10 Feb 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: xkeyboard-config before 2.5 in X.Org before 7.6 enables certain XKB debugging functions by default, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an X screen lock via keyboard combinations that break the input grab.

    References: http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/, http://who-t.blogspot.com/2012/01/xkb-breaking-grabs-cve-2012-0064.html, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=783039, http://gu1.aeroxteam.fr/2012/01/19/bypass-screensaver-locker-program-xorg-111-and-up/, http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2012-January/001797.html, http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2012-January/028691.html, http://securitytracker.com/id?1026549, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/19/6, http://www.osvdb.org/78445

    Affected packages

    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
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