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Status published
High
CVE-2014-1949
GTK+ 3.10.9 and earlier, as used in cinnamon-screensaver, gnome-screensaver, and...
Vulnerability 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.
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.
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/327
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2475-1
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=759145
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:162
- https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-screensaver/issues/44
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0374.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1064695
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/331
Affected Vendor
linuxmint
View all reports →Affected Software
linux mint, gtk, ubuntu
Vulnerable Versions:
17.0, 0, 14.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 16th, 2015
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.