PT-2014-5143 · Canonical · Unity

Giovanni Mellini + 1 · Published 2014-05-06 · Updated 2014-05-07 · CVE-2014-3203

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Unity versions prior to 7.2.1

Description The issue allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen and execute arbitrary commands when the lock screen is active. This can be achieved by pressing the SUPER key before the screen auto-locks, demonstrating a lack of proper access restriction to the Dash.

Recommendations For Unity versions prior to 7.2.1, update to version 7.2.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-3203

Affected Products

Unity

References · 5

• 🔥 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1308850 · Exploit
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2184-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3203 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/03/1 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/29/2 · Note