CVE-2014-1949 (GCVE-0-2014-1949)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-01-16 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 09:58
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
8 references
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|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/327 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2475-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA |
| https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-screensaver… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0374.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1064695 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/331 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2014-02-12 00:00
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