CVE-2014-1949

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.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0374.html	Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/327	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/331	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:162	Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2475-1	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=759145	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1064695	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-screensaver/issues/44	Third Party Advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0374.html	Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/327	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/331	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:162	Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2475-1	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=759145	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1064695	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-screensaver/issues/44	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linuxmint:linux_mint:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-01-16 16:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2014-1949

Mitre link : CVE-2014-1949

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-1949

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnome

gtk

linuxmint

linux_mint

canonical

ubuntu

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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