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CVE-2010-0285

Published: Feb 24, 2010

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

gnome-screensaver 2.14.3, 2.22.2, 2.27.x, 2.28.0, and 2.28.3, when the X configuration enables the extend screen option, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking, access an unattended workstation, and view half of the GNOME desktop by attaching an external monitor.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593616

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557525

x_refsource_CONFIRM

http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=2f597ea9f1f363277fd4dfc109fa41bbc6225aca

x_refsource_CONFIRM

http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0285

x_refsource_CONFIRM

screensaver-monitor-setup-sec-bypass(56366)

vdb-entry

x_refsource_XF

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_MANDRIVA

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

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