CVE-2010-0732

gnome-screensaver: Race condition between shaking the unlock dialog and clearing the screen

Published Mar 19, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0758 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.

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:59 AM
Reserved
Feb 26, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 19, 2010, 7:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:16 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 14, 2009, 12:00 AM