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CVE-2010-0285

Published: 24 February 2010

gnome-screensaver 2.14.3, 2.22.2, 2.27.x, 2.28.0, and 2.28.3, when the X configuration enables the extend screen option, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking, access an unattended workstation, and view half of the GNOME desktop by attaching an external monitor.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
code doesn't seem present in 2.22.2, but have not tested.
code seems to have been introduced in 2.23.3

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
gnome-screensaver
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
hardy Not vulnerable
(code not present)
intrepid
Released (2.24.0-0ubuntu2.1)
jaunty
Released (2.24.0-0ubuntu6.1)
karmic
Released (2.28.0-0ubuntu3.5)
upstream Needs triage

Patches:
upstream: http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=2f597ea9f1f363277fd4dfc109fa41bbc6225aca