CVE-2010-0422

medium

Published 2010-02-24 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

4.0

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Debian Fixed 3 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`2.28.3-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`2.28.3-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`2.28.3-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
gnome	screensaver	`2.28.0`
gnome	screensaver	`2.28.1`
gnome	screensaver	`2.28.2`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.