FKIE_CVE-2015-8025
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-11-10 17:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:33
Severity
Summary
driver/subprocs.c in XScreenSaver before 5.34 does not properly perform an internal consistency check, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by hot swapping monitors.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | |
| xscreensaver_project | xscreensaver | 5.33 |
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