CVE-2010-0422

Description

gnome-screensaver 2.28.x before 2.28.3 does not properly synchronize the state of screen locking and the unlock dialog in situations involving a change to the number of monitors, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by connecting and disconnecting monitors multiple times, a related issue to CVE-2010-0414.

Affected products

• gnome / screensaver2.28.0 – 2.28.0
• gnome / screensaver2.28.1 – 2.28.1
• gnome / screensaver2.28.2 – 2.28.2

References

• MISChttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564464
• MISChttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609789
• MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126601292400764&w=2
• MISChttp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.28.3.news
• MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56364
• MAILING_LISThttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035115.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38565
• MISChttp://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=d4dcbd65a2df3c093c4e3a74bbbc75383eb9eadb
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38583
• MISChttp://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=271ae93d7b140b8ba40d77f9e4ce894e5fd1b554
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38248
• MISChttp://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=f93a22c175090cf02e80bc3ee676b53f1251f685