CVE-2010-0414
"GNOME-Screensaver External Monitor Abuse"
Description
gnome-screensaver before 2.28.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by moving the mouse position to an external monitor and then disconnecting that monitor.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 11, 2010, 8:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the gnome-screensaver package.
- Update the package to a non-vulnerable version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2010-0414.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-0414 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-0414
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2010-0414 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2010-0414 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.28.2.news Added Reference http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=a5f66339be6719c2b8fc478a1d5fc6545297d950 Added Reference http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=dcca89b7ab6e1220815af38da246434b2e13fd9f Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/034904.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38468 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38532 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38534 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:040 Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/62219 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38149 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-898-1 Added Reference https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609337 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562217 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2010
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.13341
percentile