CVE-2010-0732
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
gdk/gdkwindow.c in GTK+ before 2.18.5, as used in gnome-screensaver before 2.28.1, performs implicit paints on windows of type GDK_WINDOW_FOREIGN, which triggers an X error in certain circumstances and consequently allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by pressing the Enter key many times.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-362
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (22th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-0758)
- Published
- March 19, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-0758 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gnome / gtk
- gnome / screensaver
References
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/gtk+/2.18/gtk+-2.18.5.news(Vendor Advisory)
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?h=gnome-2-28&id=98f8a22412cf388217fd5b88915eadd274d68520(Vendor Advisory)
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=ab08cc93f2dc6223c8c00bfa1ca4f2d89069dbe0(Patch)
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/commit/?id=0748cf563d0d0d03001a62589f13be16a8ec06c1(Patch)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39317(Broken Link)
- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Gnome-Bildschirmsperre-in-OpenSuse-Linux-wirkungslos-2-Update-928580.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:109(Broken Link)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/12/1(Mailing List)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/05/2(Mailing List, Patch)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/16/9(Mailing List)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38211(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/446395(Third Party Advisory)
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=598476(Issue Tracking, Patch)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565527(Issue Tracking, Patch)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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