kde-workspace: X11 clients can eavesdrop input events while screen is locked
Published Jan 26, 2015
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.44%
Description
kde-workspace 4.2.0 and plasma-workspace before 5.1.95 allows remote attackers to obtain input events, and consequently obtain passwords, by leveraging access to the X server when the screen is locked.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 5.1
Configuration 2
- ≤ 4.2.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kdebase-workspace
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kde-workspace
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kdebase-workspace | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kde-workspace | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01444) | 72.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01444) | 69.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00320) | 52.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00323) | 71.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00323) | 69.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00323) | 65.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62051 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/22/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72284 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1308 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1183710 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1308
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1308
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20150122-2.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62051 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/22/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72284 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1308 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1183710 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1308 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1308 | ||
| https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20150122-2.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
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