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Status published
Medium
CVE-2013-7221
The automatic screen lock functionality in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell)...
Vulnerability Description
The automatic screen lock functionality in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.10 does not prevent access to the "Enter a Command" dialog, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging an unattended workstation.
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
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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Affected Vendor
gnome
View all reports →Affected Software
gnome-shell
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.0.0, 3.0.0.1, 3.0.0.2, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.90, 3.1.90.1, 3.1.91, 3.1.91.1, 3.1.92, 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.2.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.5, 3.3.90, 3.3.91, 3.3.92, 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.5.90, 3.5.91, 3.5.92, 3.6.0, 3.6.1, 3.6.2, 3.6.3, 3.6.3.1, 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 3.7.2.1, 3.7.3, 3.7.3.1, 3.7.4, 3.7.4.1, 3.7.5, 3.7.91, 3.7.92, 3.8.0, 3.8.0.1, 3.8.1, 3.8.2, 3.8.3, 3.8.4, 3.9.1, 3.9.2, 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.90, 3.9.91
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 29th, 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.