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CVE-2010-0414 Detail

Description

gnome-screensaver before 2.28.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by moving the mouse position to an external monitor and then disconnecting that monitor.


Severity



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Hyperlink Resource
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.28.2.news
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=a5f66339be6719c2b8fc478a1d5fc6545297d950
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=dcca89b7ab6e1220815af38da246434b2e13fd9f
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/034904.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:040
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38149
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-898-1
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609337
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562217

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-Other Other cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-0414
NVD Published Date:
02/11/2010
NVD Last Modified:
02/26/2010
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.