PT-2010-2079 · Gnome · Gnome-Screensaver

Vincent Danen · Published 2010-02-24 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2010-0285

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions gnome-screensaver versions 2.14.3 through 2.28.3

Description The issue allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation when the X configuration enables the extend screen option. This enables the attacker to view half of the GNOME desktop by attaching an external monitor.

Recommendations For gnome-screensaver versions 2.14.3 through 2.28.3, consider disabling the extend screen option in the X configuration as a temporary workaround to prevent exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-0285

Affected Products

Gnome-Screensaver

References · 11

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0285 · Security Note
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:093 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0285 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0285 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0285 · Vendor Advisory
• http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0285 · Note
• http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=2f597ea9f1f363277fd4dfc109fa41bbc6225aca · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56366 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557525 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/38254 · Note
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593616 · Note