Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-0422 - Unspecified vulnerability in Gnome Screensaver 2.28.0/2.28.1/2.28.2
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
HIGH Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
NONE Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 3 |
Nessus
NASL family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2010-1855.NASL description gnome-screensaver can lose its keyboard grab when locked, exposing the system to intrusion by adding and removing monitors. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 47277 published 2010-07-01 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/47277 title Fedora 12 : gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-1.fc12 (2010-1855) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2010-1855. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(47277); script_version("1.9"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:32"); script_cve_id("CVE-2010-0422"); script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2010-1855"); script_name(english:"Fedora 12 : gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-1.fc12 (2010-1855)"); script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package."); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "gnome-screensaver can lose its keyboard grab when locked, exposing the system to intrusion by adding and removing monitors. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564464" ); # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035115.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f345b475" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected gnome-screensaver package." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:gnome-screensaver"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:12"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/02/16"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/07/01"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("rpm.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release"); if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora"); os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release); if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora"); os_ver = os_ver[1]; if (! ereg(pattern:"^12([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 12.x", "Fedora " + os_ver); if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH); if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu); flag = 0; if (rpm_check(release:"FC12", reference:"gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-1.fc12")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get()); else security_warning(0); exit(0); } else { tested = pkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "gnome-screensaver"); }
NASL family Ubuntu Local Security Checks NASL id UBUNTU_USN-907-1.NASL description It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not correctly lock all screens when monitors get hotplugged. An attacker with physical access could use this flaw to gain access to a locked session. (CVE-2010-0285) It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not correctly handle keyboard grab when monitors get hotplugged. An attacker with physical access could use this flaw to gain access to a locked session. This issue only affected Ubuntu 9.10. (CVE-2010-0422). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 45016 published 2010-03-09 reporter Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2010-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2010-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/45016 title Ubuntu 8.10 / 9.04 / 9.10 : gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities (USN-907-1) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-907-1. The text # itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See # <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered # trademark of Canonical, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(45016); script_version("1.12"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/19 12:54:26"); script_cve_id("CVE-2010-0285", "CVE-2010-0422"); script_bugtraq_id(38254); script_xref(name:"USN", value:"907-1"); script_name(english:"Ubuntu 8.10 / 9.04 / 9.10 : gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities (USN-907-1)"); script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated package."); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not correctly lock all screens when monitors get hotplugged. An attacker with physical access could use this flaw to gain access to a locked session. (CVE-2010-0285) It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not correctly handle keyboard grab when monitors get hotplugged. An attacker with physical access could use this flaw to gain access to a locked session. This issue only affected Ubuntu 9.10. (CVE-2010-0422). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/907-1/" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected gnome-screensaver package." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gnome-screensaver"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2010/02/24"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/03/08"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/03/09"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2010-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2010-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("ubuntu.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release"); if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu"); release = chomp(release); if (! preg(pattern:"^(8\.10|9\.04|9\.10)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 8.10 / 9.04 / 9.10", "Ubuntu " + release); if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH); if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Ubuntu", cpu); flag = 0; if (ubuntu_check(osver:"8.10", pkgname:"gnome-screensaver", pkgver:"2.24.0-0ubuntu2.1")) flag++; if (ubuntu_check(osver:"9.04", pkgname:"gnome-screensaver", pkgver:"2.24.0-0ubuntu6.1")) flag++; if (ubuntu_check(osver:"9.10", pkgname:"gnome-screensaver", pkgver:"2.28.0-0ubuntu3.5")) flag++; if (flag) { security_report_v4( port : 0, severity : SECURITY_WARNING, extra : ubuntu_report_get() ); exit(0); } else { tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "gnome-screensaver"); }
NASL family FreeBSD Local Security Checks NASL id FREEBSD_PKG_0A82AC0C188611DFB0D10015F2DB7BDE.NASL description Ray Strode reports : Under certain circumstances it is possible to circumvent the security of screen locking functionality of gnome-screensaver by changing the systems physical monitor configuration. gnome-screensaver can lose its keyboard grab when locked, exposing the system to intrusion by adding and removing monitors. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 44599 published 2010-02-15 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/44599 title FreeBSD : gnome-screensaver -- Multiple monitor hotplug issues (0a82ac0c-1886-11df-b0d1-0015f2db7bde) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database : # # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors # # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML, # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification, # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above # copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following # disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified. # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs, # published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript, # RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer # in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the # distribution. # # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION, # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(44599); script_version("1.8"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:40"); script_cve_id("CVE-2010-0414", "CVE-2010-0422"); script_name(english:"FreeBSD : gnome-screensaver -- Multiple monitor hotplug issues (0a82ac0c-1886-11df-b0d1-0015f2db7bde)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "Ray Strode reports : Under certain circumstances it is possible to circumvent the security of screen locking functionality of gnome-screensaver by changing the systems physical monitor configuration. gnome-screensaver can lose its keyboard grab when locked, exposing the system to intrusion by adding and removing monitors." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609337" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609789" ); # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/0a82ac0c-1886-11df-b0d1-0015f2db7bde.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?df5c90a9" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:gnome-screensaver"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2010/02/08"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/02/13"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/02/15"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("freebsd_package.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"gnome-screensaver<2.28.3")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE_11_2_GNOME-SCREENSAVER-100214.NASL description gnome-screensaver was updated to the stable release 2.28.3, fixing various bugs and security issues. Following security issues have been fixed: When resuming a system gnome-screensaver does not lock external displays that got connected while the system was suspended (CVE-2010-0285: CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.6). Additionally another bug in gnome-screensaver was fixed that allowed bypassing the unlock dialog by using a removable monitor. (CVE-2010-0414: CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.2) Pressing last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 44622 published 2010-02-16 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/44622 title openSUSE Security Update : gnome-screensaver (gnome-screensaver-1973) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from openSUSE Security Update gnome-screensaver-1973. # # The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(44622); script_version("1.6"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:38"); script_cve_id("CVE-2010-0285", "CVE-2010-0414", "CVE-2010-0422"); script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : gnome-screensaver (gnome-screensaver-1973)"); script_summary(english:"Check for the gnome-screensaver-1973 patch"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "gnome-screensaver was updated to the stable release 2.28.3, fixing various bugs and security issues. Following security issues have been fixed: When resuming a system gnome-screensaver does not lock external displays that got connected while the system was suspended (CVE-2010-0285: CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.6). Additionally another bug in gnome-screensaver was fixed that allowed bypassing the unlock dialog by using a removable monitor. (CVE-2010-0414: CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.2) Pressing 'return' repeatedly caused a X error which terminated the lock and so allowed local users to access the underlying session. (no CVE yet) CVE-2010-0422: gnome-screensaver can lose its keyboard grab when locked, exposing the system to intrusion by adding and removing monitors." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=550695" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected gnome-screensaver packages." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnome-screensaver"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnome-screensaver-lang"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.2"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/02/14"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/02/16"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("rpm.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release"); if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE"); if (release !~ "^(SUSE11\.2)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "11.2", release); if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH); if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch); flag = 0; if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE11.2", reference:"gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-0.1.1") ) flag++; if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE11.2", reference:"gnome-screensaver-lang-2.28.3-0.1.1") ) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else { tested = pkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "gnome-screensaver"); }
References
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.28.3.news
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=271ae93d7b140b8ba40d77f9e4ce894e5fd1b554
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=d4dcbd65a2df3c093c4e3a74bbbc75383eb9eadb
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=f93a22c175090cf02e80bc3ee676b53f1251f685
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035115.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126601292400764&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38565
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38583
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38248
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609789
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564464
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56364