CVE-2013-4427 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

pyxtrlock before 0.2 does not properly check the return values of the (1) xcb_grab_pointer and (2) xcb_grab_keyboard XCB library functions, which allows physically proximate attackers to gain access to the keyboard or mouse without unlocking the screen via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2014-05-19

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:leon_weber:pyxtrlock::-::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:leon_weber:pyxtrlock:0.1:beta::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-4304	pyxtrlock before 0.2 does not properly check the return values of the (1) xcb_grab_pointer and (2) xcb_grab_keyboard XCB library functions, which allows physically proximate attackers to gain access to the keyboard or mouse without unlocking the screen via unspecified vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00069.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/25/16
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/16/8
https://github.com/leonnnn/pyxtrlock/blob/master/CHANGELOG

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Leon Weber Pyxtrlock

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2014-05-19T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:45:14.130Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-4427

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-05-19T14:55:07.347

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2013-4427

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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