CVE-2010-0285

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2009-08-31
Bugzilla:
557525: CVE-2010-0285 gnome-screensaver insecurely unlocks screen when moving from one monitor to two

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2010-0285 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of gnome-screensaver as
shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or 6.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 5.6
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact None

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