FKIE_CVE-2014-5195

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-08-07 11:13 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:11
Severity
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/109788
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68987
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2303-1
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/7.2/+bug/1349128
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95199
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/109788
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68987
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2303-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/7.2/+bug/1349128
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95199
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ayatana_project unity *
ayatana_project unity 7.2.0
ayatana_project unity 7.2.1
ayatana_project unity 7.3.0
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04
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