CVE-2014-5195 (GCVE-0-2014-5195)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-08-07 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 11:34
VLAI
Summary
Unity before 7.2.3 and 7.3.x before 7.3.1, as used in Ubuntu, does not properly take focus of the keyboard when switching to the lock screen, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by (1) leveraging a machine that had text selected when locking or (2) resuming from a suspension.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2303-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68987 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.osvdb.org/109788 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/7.2/+bug/1349128 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2014-07-31 00:00
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