The automatic screen lock functionality in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.10 does not prevent access to the "Enter a Command" dialog, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging an unattended workstation.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-7004 The automatic screen lock functionality in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.10 does not prevent access to the "Enter a Command" dialog, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging an unattended workstation.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:01:19.462Z

Reserved: 2013-12-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-7221

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-04-29T14:38:47.170

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2013-7221

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-11-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-7221 - Bugzilla

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