CVE-2010-0422
mediumpriority · track · 16OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.004 · 29 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.4–4
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affected products (4)
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references (24)
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- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.28.3.newsenisa_euvd
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=271ae93d7b140b8ba40d77f9e4ce894e5fd1b554enisa_euvd
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=d4dcbd65a2df3c093c4e3a74bbbc75383eb9eadbenisa_euvd
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=f93a22c175090cf02e80bc3ee676b53f1251f685enisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035115.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126601292400764&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38565enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38583enisa_euvd
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