Vulnerabilities > Gnome > Screensaver

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2012-08-07 CVE-2012-3452 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls vulnerability in Gnome Screensaver
gnome-screensaver 3.4.x before 3.4.4 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4, when multiple screens are used, only locks the screen with the active focus, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation.
local
gnome CWE-264
3.3
2010-02-24 CVE-2010-0422 Unspecified vulnerability in Gnome Screensaver 2.28.0/2.28.1/2.28.2
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.
local
high complexity
gnome
4.0
2010-02-24 CVE-2010-0285 Unspecified vulnerability in Gnome Screensaver
gnome-screensaver 2.14.3, 2.22.2, 2.27.x, 2.28.0, and 2.28.3, when the X configuration enables the extend screen option, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking, access an unattended workstation, and view half of the GNOME desktop by attaching an external monitor.
local
high complexity
gnome
5.6
2010-02-11 CVE-2009-4642 Local Security vulnerability in Gnome Screensaver 2.26.1
gnome-screensaver 2.26.1 relies on the gnome-session D-Bus interface to determine session idle time, even when an Xfce desktop such as Xubuntu or Mythbuntu is used, which allows physically proximate attackers to access an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been intended.
local
low complexity
gnome
7.2
2010-02-11 CVE-2009-4641 Unspecified vulnerability in Gnome Screensaver 2.28.0
gnome-screensaver 2.28.0 does not resume adherence to its activation settings after an inhibiting application becomes unavailable on the session bus, which allows physically proximate attackers to access an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been intended.
local
low complexity
gnome
7.2
2010-02-11 CVE-2010-0414 Unspecified vulnerability in Gnome Screensaver
gnome-screensaver before 2.28.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by moving the mouse position to an external monitor and then disconnecting that monitor.
local
low complexity
gnome
7.2
2008-04-06 CVE-2008-0887 Local Unauthorized Access vulnerability in Gnome Desktop Screensaver NIS Authentication
gnome-screensaver before 2.22.1, when a remote authentication server is enabled, crashes upon an unlock attempt during a network outage, which allows physically proximate attackers to gain access to the locked session, a related issue to CVE-2007-1859.
local
gnome
4.7
2007-12-17 CVE-2007-6389 Local Information Disclosure vulnerability in Gnome Screensaver 2.20
The notify feature in GNOME screensaver (gnome-screensaver) 2.20.0 might allow local users to read the clipboard contents and X selection data for a locked session by using ctrl-V.
local
low complexity
gnome
2.1
2007-10-29 CVE-2007-3920 GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve input focus, which allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence, a related issue to CVE-2007-3069.
local
high complexity
ubuntu compiz gnome
6.2
2006-03-21 CVE-2006-1335 Denial-Of-Service vulnerability in Screensaver
gnome screensaver before 2.14, when running on an X server with AllowDeactivateGrabs and AllowClosedownGrabs enabled, allows attackers with physical access to cause the screensaver to crash and access the session via the Ctl+Alt+Keypad-Multiply keyboard sequence, which removes the grab from gnome.
local
high complexity
gnome
3.7