Description
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.
Published: 2010-02-24
Score: 4.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0453 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-907-1 gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities
History

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Gnome Screensaver
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:45:12.275Z

Reserved: 2010-01-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-0422

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-02-24T18:30:00.467

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-0422

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-0422 - Bugzilla

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