CVE-2012-3452

Severity

32%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

81%

gnome-screensaver 3.4.x before 3.4.4 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4, when multiple screens are used, only locks the screen with the active focus, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation.

gnome-screensaver 3.4.x before 3.4.4 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4, when multiple screens are used, only locks the screen with the active focus, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 3.3. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N).

Overview

Type

GNOME Screensaver

First reported 12 years ago

2012-08-07 20:55:00

Last updated 12 years ago

2012-08-08 04:00:00

Affected Software

GNOME Screensaver 3.4.0

3.4.0

GNOME Screensaver 3.4.2

3.4.2

GNOME Screensaver 3.4.3

3.4.3

GNOME Screensaver 3.5.3

3.5.3

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