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CVE-2010-0414

Published: Feb 11, 2010 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
6.2 MODERATE
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
Vulnerability-free packages from our partners
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0414
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Screensaver Gnome * 2.28.1 (including)
Screensaver Gnome 2.13 (including) 2.13 (including)
Screensaver Gnome 2.20 (including) 2.20 (including)
Screensaver Gnome 2.20.0 (including) 2.20.0 (including)
Screensaver Gnome 2.26.1 (including) 2.26.1 (including)
Screensaver Gnome 2.28.0 (including) 2.28.0 (including)
Gnome-screensaver Ubuntu dapper *
Gnome-screensaver Ubuntu karmic *

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