# CVE-2010-0414: gnome-screensaver before 2.28.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by movin

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-02-11 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/38468
- http://www.osvdb.org/62219
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38149
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-898-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38532
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562217
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=a5f66339be6719c2b8fc478a1d5fc6545297d950
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38534
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=dcca89b7ab6e1220815af38da246434b2e13fd9f
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:040
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609337
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.28.2.news
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/034904.html

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