CVE-2010-0923

Impact:
Important
Public Date:
2010-02-12
CWE:
CWE-662->CWE-362->CWE-672->CWE-119
Bugzilla:
570330: CVE-2010-0923 kdebase: race condition may allow local attackers to bypass screen locking

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Race condition in workspace/krunner/lock/lockdlg.cc in the KRunner lock module in kdebase in KDE SC 4.4.0 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass KScreenSaver screen locking and access an unattended workstation by pressing the Enter key at a certain time, related to multiple forked processes.

Find out more about CVE-2010-0923 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 7.2
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete

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