# CVE-2012-0064: xkeyboard-config before 2.5 in X.Org before 7.6 enables certain XKB debugging functions by default, which allows physically proximate attack

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-02-10 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

xkeyboard-config before 2.5 in X.Org before 7.6 enables certain XKB debugging functions by default, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an X screen lock via keyboard combinations that break the input grab.

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## References

- http://gu1.aeroxteam.fr/2012/01/19/bypass-screensaver-locker-program-xorg-111-and-up/
- http://who-t.blogspot.com/2012/01/xkb-breaking-grabs-cve-2012-0064.html
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2012-January/028691.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1026549
- http://www.osvdb.org/78445
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2012-January/001797.html
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/19/6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=783039

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