PT-2015-3695 · Gtk+ Team+1 · Gtk++1

Leigh123Linux · Published 2014-04-04 · Updated 2023-08-03 · CVE-2014-1949

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GTK+ versions 3.10.9 and earlier

Description The issue allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by pressing the menu button in applications that use GTK+, such as cinnamon-screensaver and gnome-screensaver.

Recommendations For GTK+ versions 3.10.9 and earlier, consider disabling the lock screen feature until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the menu button when the screen is locked to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2014-1436

CVE-2014-1949

MGASA-2014-0374

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Gtk+

References · 29

• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2475-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1949 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1949 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1949 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/137123.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:162 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1949 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-1949 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0374.html · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1949 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1949 · Security Note
• https://errata.altlinux.org/ALT-PU-2014-1436 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1949 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2014-0374 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-screensaver/issues/44 · Note