CVE-2010-0732
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.003 · 22 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
gdk/gdkwindow.c in GTK+ before 2.18.5, as used in gnome-screensaver before 2.28.1, performs implicit paints on windows of type GDK_WINDOW_FOREIGN, which triggers an X error in certain circumstances and consequently allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by pressing the Enter key many times.
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affected products (3)
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references (30)
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- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/gtk+/2.18/gtk+-2.18.5.newsenisa_euvd
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?h=gnome-2-28&id=98f8a22412cf388217fd5b88915eadd274d68520enisa_euvd
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=ab08cc93f2dc6223c8c00bfa1ca4f2d89069dbe0enisa_euvd
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/commit/?id=0748cf563d0d0d03001a62589f13be16a8ec06c1enisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39317enisa_euvd
- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Gnome-Bildschirmsperre-in-OpenSuse-Linux-wirkungslos-2-Update-928580.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:109enisa_euvd
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