The default configuration in gnome-screensaver 3.5.4 through 3.6.0 sets the AutostartCondition line to fallback mode in the .desktop file, which prevents the program from starting automatically after login and allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2013-03-08T22:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:25:32.045Z

Reserved: 2013-01-11T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2013-1050

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2013-03-08T22:55:01.147

Modified: 2013-03-18T04:00:00.000

Link: CVE-2013-1050

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-08-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-1050 - Bugzilla