FKIE_CVE-2010-0422

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-02-24 18:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:16
Severity
Summary
gnome-screensaver 2.28.x before 2.28.3 does not properly synchronize the state of screen locking and the unlock dialog in situations involving a change to the number of monitors, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by connecting and disconnecting monitors multiple times, a related issue to CVE-2010-0414.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.28.3.news
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=271ae93d7b140b8ba40d77f9e4ce894e5fd1b554
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=d4dcbd65a2df3c093c4e3a74bbbc75383eb9eadb
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=f93a22c175090cf02e80bc3ee676b53f1251f685
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035115.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126601292400764&w=2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38565Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38583Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38248
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609789
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564464
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56364
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.28.3.news
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=271ae93d7b140b8ba40d77f9e4ce894e5fd1b554
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=d4dcbd65a2df3c093c4e3a74bbbc75383eb9eadb
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=f93a22c175090cf02e80bc3ee676b53f1251f685
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035115.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126601292400764&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/38565Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/38583Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38248
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609789
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564464
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56364
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnome screensaver 2.28.0
gnome screensaver 2.28.1
gnome screensaver 2.28.2
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