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CVE-2013-2190 Detail

Description

The translate_hierarchy_event function in x11/clutter-device-manager-xi2.c in Clutter, when resuming the system, does not properly handle XIQueryDevice errors when a device has "disappeared," which causes the gnome-shell to crash and allows physically proximate attackers to access the previous gnome-shell session via unspecified vectors.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  10/17/2013

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.1 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00014.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/19/1
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=701974
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980111
https://git.gnome.org/browse/clutter/commit/?h=clutter-1.14&id=e310c68d7b38d521e341f4e8a36f54303079d74e Exploit Patch
https://git.gnome.org/browse/clutter/commit/?h=clutter-1.16&id=d343cc6289583a7b0d929b82b740499ed588b1ab

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-2190
NVD Published Date:
10/17/2013
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018