CVE-2012-1620
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
3.6
Description
slock 0.9 does not properly handle the XRaiseWindow event when the screen is locked, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by pressing a button, which reveals the desktop and active windows.
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 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 39-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 39-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 39-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 39-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 39-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| suckless | slock | 0.9 | |
References
- http://hg.suckless.org/slock/rev/891a4984aba6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48700
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/06/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/06/2
- http://www.osvdb.org/81035
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52922
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401645
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=786310
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74666
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1620
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.