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CVE-2010-0285

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,

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.6 EPSS 0.00083
Monitor
  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules3 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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gnome screensaverall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumSuspicious Screensaver Binary File Creation
productmediumScreenSaver Registry Key Set
productmediumPath To Screensaver Binary Modified
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Scoring & Timeline

5.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
Published to NVD24 Feb 2010 · 06:30 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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usnUSN-907-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=2f597ea9f1f363277fd4dfc109fa41bbc6225aca
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0285
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:093
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38254
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593616
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557525
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