VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-0732

CVSS score6.2 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.30%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-03-19
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

gdk/gdkwindow.c in GTK+ before 2.18.5, as used in gnome-screensaver before 2.28.1, performs implicit paints on windows of type GDK_WINDOW_FOREIGN, which triggers an X error in certain circumstances and consequently allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by pressing the Enter key many times.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Primary references