CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2010-0414

Published: Feb 11, 2010 | Modified: Apr 29, 2026
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
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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

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
ScreensaverGnome*2.28.1 (including)
ScreensaverGnome2.13 (including)2.13 (including)
ScreensaverGnome2.20 (including)2.20 (including)
ScreensaverGnome2.20.0 (including)2.20.0 (including)
ScreensaverGnome2.26.1 (including)2.26.1 (including)
ScreensaverGnome2.28.0 (including)2.28.0 (including)
Gnome-screensaverUbuntudapper*
Gnome-screensaverUbuntukarmic*

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