CVE-2014-1949

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Published Jan 16, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

GTK+ 3.10.9 and earlier, as used in cinnamon-screensaver, gnome-screensaver, and other applications, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by pressing the menu button.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:linuxmint:linux_mint:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-2002	GTK+ 3.10.9 and earlier, as used in cinnamon-screensaver, gnome-screensaver, and other applications, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by pressing the menu button.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.334% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0374.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/327
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/331
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:162
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2475-1
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=759145
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1064695
https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-screensaver/issues/44

History

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Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu

Gnome Gtk

Linuxmint Linux Mint

Weaknesses

CWE-284

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:58 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 16, 2015, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:58 AM
Reserved: Feb 12, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 16, 2015, 4:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:05 AM

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