CVE-2010-0422

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2010-02-12
Bugzilla:
564464: CVE-2010-0422 gnome-screensaver: loses its unlock dialog and keyboard grab sometimes when plugging and unplugging monitor repeatedly

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2010-0422 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

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

Base Score 6.2
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete

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