CVE-2013-1050 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00051.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnome	Gnome Screensaver

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_screensaver:3.5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_screensaver:3.5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_screensaver:3.6.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-1090	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.
Ubuntu USN	USN-1716-1	gnome-screensaver vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1716-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1120126
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=683060
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=1940dc6bc8ad5ee2c029714efb1276c05ca80bd4
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1050
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1050

History

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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

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-1050

Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2013-1050 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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