CVEvulnerability

CVE-2010-0422

4.0 MEDIUM Published 2010-02-24 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2010-02-24
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.0 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Description

gnome-screensaver 2.28.x before 2.28.3 does not properly synchronize the state of screen locking and the unlock dialog in situations involving a change to the number of monitors, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by connecting and disconnecting monitors multiple times, a related issue to CVE-2010-0414.

Affected configurations

• gnome screensaver 2.28.0 • gnome screensaver 2.28.1 • gnome screensaver 2.28.2

References