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CVE-2010-0732 Detail

Description

gdk/gdkwindow.c in GTK+ before 2.18.5, as used in gnome-screensaver before 2.28.1, performs implicit paints on windows of type GDK_WINDOW_FOREIGN, which triggers an X error in certain circumstances and consequently allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by pressing the Enter key many times.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/gtk+/2.18/gtk+-2.18.5.news Vendor Advisory 
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?h=gnome-2-28&id=98f8a22412cf388217fd5b88915eadd274d68520 Vendor Advisory 
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=ab08cc93f2dc6223c8c00bfa1ca4f2d89069dbe0 Patch 
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/commit/?id=0748cf563d0d0d03001a62589f13be16a8ec06c1 Patch 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Gnome-Bildschirmsperre-in-OpenSuse-Linux-wirkungslos-2-Update-928580.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:109 Broken Link 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/12/1 Mailing List 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/05/2 Mailing List  Patch 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/16/9 Mailing List 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38211 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/446395 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=598476 Issue Tracking  Patch 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565527 Issue Tracking  Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-0732
NVD Published Date:
03/19/2010
NVD Last Modified:
08/03/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.