DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0422

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0422

    Published: 24 Feb 2010Last Modified: 4 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2010-0422

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0422

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gnome-screensaver

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/gnome-screensaver?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.28.3-1

    Affected versions

    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