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.
References (13)
Core 13
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=a5f66339be6719c2b8fc478a1d5fc6545297d950
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=dcca89b7ab6e1220815af38da246434b2e13fd9f
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38468
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/62219
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38149
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-898-1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38532
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562217
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38534
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:040
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609337
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.28.2.news
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/034904.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
15.6%
Details
Status
published
Products (6)
gnome/screensaver
2.13
gnome/screensaver
2.20
gnome/screensaver
2.20.0
gnome/screensaver
2.26.1
gnome/screensaver
2.28.0
gnome/screensaver
< 2.28.1
Published
Feb 11, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026