xkeyboard-config: screen-saver unlock via xkb debug key actions
Published Feb 10, 2014
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
xkeyboard-config before 2.5 in X.Org before 7.6 enables certain XKB debugging functions by default, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an X screen lock via keyboard combinations that break the input grab.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 7.5
- 1.0
- 3.0
- 4.0
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 6.1
- 6.3
- 6.4
- 6.5.1
- 6.6
- 6.7
- 6.8
- 6.8.1
- 6.8.2
- 6.9.0
- 7.0
- 7.1
- 7.2
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.5
- ≤ 2.4
- 2.0
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
xorg-x11
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xkeyboard-config
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xkeyboard-config
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | xorg-x11 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xkeyboard-config | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xkeyboard-config | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect versions of xorg-x11 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This issue did not affect versions of xkeyboard-config as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 30.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 30.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 20.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00222) | 61.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00222) | 59.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 60.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://gu1.aeroxteam.fr/2012/01/19/bypass-screensaver-locker-program-xorg-111-and-up/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2012-January/001797.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2012-January/028691.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1026549 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://who-t.blogspot.com/2012/01/xkb-breaking-grabs-cve-2012-0064.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/19/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.osvdb.org/78445 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0064 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=783039 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0064
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0064
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://gu1.aeroxteam.fr/2012/01/19/bypass-screensaver-locker-program-xorg-111-and-up/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2012-January/001797.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2012-January/028691.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1026549 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://who-t.blogspot.com/2012/01/xkb-breaking-grabs-cve-2012-0064.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/19/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/78445 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0064 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=783039 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0064 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0064 |
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