CVE-2010-0285
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.6EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
gnome-screensaver 2.14.3, 2.22.2, 2.27.x, 2.28.0, and 2.28.3, when the X configuration enables the extend screen option, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking, access an unattended workstation, and view half of the GNOME desktop by attaching an external monitor.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N- EPSS score
- 0.3% (23th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-0316)
- Published
- February 24, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-0316 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gnome / screensaver
- gnome / screensaver
- gnome / screensaver
- gnome / screensaver
- gnome / screensaver
References
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=2f597ea9f1f363277fd4dfc109fa41bbc6225aca
- http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0285
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:093
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38254
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593616
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557525
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56366
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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