CVE-2012-3452

Publication date 7 August 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

gnome-screensaver 3.4.x before 3.4.4 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4, when multiple screens are used, only locks the screen with the active focus, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
gnome-screensaver	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored

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Notes

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3.4.1 is not affected, despite the CVE description stating otherwise

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/3
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3452