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GHSA-GFX7-7VXH-F4G8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:25 – Updated: 2025-04-12 12:53

Details

driver/subprocs.c in XScreenSaver before 5.34 does not properly perform an internal consistency check, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by hot swapping monitors.

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  "id": "GHSA-gfx7-7vxh-f4g8",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:53:57Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:25:29Z",
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CVE-2015-8025 (GCVE-0-2015-8025)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-11-10 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:06

Summary

driver/subprocs.c in XScreenSaver before 5.34 does not properly perform an internal consistency check, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by hot swapping monitors.

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

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	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-1…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
	http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3438	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
	http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/24/2	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/25/1	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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	https://twitter.com/Thaolia/status/656823859304398848	x_refsource_MISC
	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2789-1	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

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GHSA-GFX7-7VXH-F4G8

CVE-2015-8025 (GCVE-0-2015-8025)

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