CVE-2019-3820
GNOME Shell Contextual Action Escalation
Description
It was discovered that the gnome-shell lock screen since version 3.15.91 did not properly restrict all contextual actions. An attacker with physical access to a locked workstation could invoke certain keyboard shortcuts, and potentially other actions.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 6, 2019, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 29, 2021, 2:24 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.4
Exploitability Score :
0.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2019-3820 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2019-3820
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-3820.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00023.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00049.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3820 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/issues/851 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3966-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2019-3820 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 [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.15.91 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.15.91 up to (excluding) 3.30.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.31.0 up to (excluding) 3.31.5 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00023.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00049.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00049.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3966-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3966-1/ Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-285 Added CWE NIST CWE-287 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-285 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 19, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00049.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 07, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00023.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3966-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 11, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/issues/851 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/issues/851 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3820 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3820 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-285 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.15.91
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-3820 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-3820
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.11 }} 0.03%
score
0.44061
percentile