CVE-2014-1949
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.2
Description
GTK+ 3.10.9 and earlier, as used in cinnamon-screensaver, gnome-screensaver, and other applications, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by pressing the menu button.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.2.14-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.2.14-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.2.14-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.2.14-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.2.14-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnome | gtk | {"endIncluding":"3.10.9"} | |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0374.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/327
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/331
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:162
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2475-1
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=759145
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1064695
- https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-screensaver/issues/44
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1949
CWEs
CWE-284
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.