CVEvulnerability

CVE-2010-0732

6.2 MEDIUM Published 2010-03-19 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2010-03-19
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.2 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-362

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.

Affected configurations

• gnome gtk (< 2.18.5) • gnome screensaver (< 2.28.1)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization weakness

References