CVE-2012-0064 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-0064

xkeyboard-config before 2.5 in X.Org before 7.6 enables certain XKB...

Vulnerability Description

xkeyboard-config before 2.5 in X.Org before 7.6 enables certain XKB debugging functions by default, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an X screen lock via keyboard combinations that break the input grab.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

x.org x11, xkeyboard-config
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5.1, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.8.1, 6.8.2, 6.9.0, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Timeline

Official Publish: February 10th, 2014
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.