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CVE-2010-0422 Detail

Description

gnome-screensaver 2.28.x before 2.28.3 does not properly synchronize the state of screen locking and the unlock dialog in situations involving a change to the number of monitors, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by connecting and disconnecting monitors multiple times, a related issue to CVE-2010-0414.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.28.3.news CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=271ae93d7b140b8ba40d77f9e4ce894e5fd1b554 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=d4dcbd65a2df3c093c4e3a74bbbc75383eb9eadb CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=f93a22c175090cf02e80bc3ee676b53f1251f685 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035115.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126601292400764&w=2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/38565 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/38583 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38248 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609789 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564464 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56364 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-Other Other cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-0422
NVD Published Date:
02/24/2010
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.