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CVE-2010-0414

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.1240%
EPSS Percentile2.71th
PublishedFeb 11, 2010
Last ModifiedApr 29, 2026

Vulnerability Description

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.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

📦
Gnome

Screensaver

<= 2.28.1
📦
Gnome

Screensaver

= 2.13
📦
Gnome

Screensaver

= 2.20
📦
Gnome

Screensaver

= 2.20.0
📦
Gnome

Screensaver

= 2.26.1
📦
Gnome

Screensaver

= 2.28.0

References & Advisories

🔗 http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.28.2.news
🔗 http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=a5f66339be6719c2b8fc478a1d5fc6545297d950
🔗 http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=dcca89b7ab6e1220815af38da246434b2e13fd9f
🔗 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/034904.html
🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/38468
🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/38532
🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/38534
🔗 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:040

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