gnome-screensaver insecurely unlocks screen when moving from one monitor to two
Published Feb 24, 2010
5.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.30%
Description
gnome-screensaver 2.14.3, 2.22.2, 2.27.x, 2.28.0, and 2.28.3, when the X configuration enables the extend screen option, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking, access an unattended workstation, and view half of the GNOME desktop by attaching an external monitor.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.14.3
- 2.22.2
- 2.27
- 2.28.0
- 2.28.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of gnome-screensaver as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 21.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 21.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 21.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=2f597ea9f1f363277fd4dfc109fa41bbc6225aca x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0285 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:093 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38254 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0285 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593616 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557525 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56366 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0285
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0285
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=2f597ea9f1f363277fd4dfc109fa41bbc6225aca | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0285 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:093 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38254 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0285 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593616 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557525 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56366 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0285 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0285 |
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