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A vulnerability was found in Linux Mint up to 17.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Lock Screen. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
GTK+ 3.10.9 and earlier, as used in cinnamon-screensaver, gnome-screensaver, and other applications, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by pressing the menu button.
The weakness was shared 01/16/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-1949 since 02/12/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77429 (Fedora 20 : gtk3-3.10.9-2.fc20 (2014-9794)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91144) and Tenable (77429). The entries VDB-221892, VDB-225596, VDB-225621 and VDB-240623 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 77429
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : gtk3-3.10.9-2.fc20 (2014-9794)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for gtk3 FEDORA-2014-9794
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
02/12/2014 🔍02/12/2014 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: USN-2475-1Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-1949 (🔍)
X-Force: 91144
Vulnerability Center: 47157 - cinnamon-screensaver Local Bypass Restrictions via the Menu Key, Low
SecurityFocus: 65515 - cinnamon-screensaver CVE-2014-1949 Lock Screen Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/27/2015 14:56Updated: 04/11/2022 11:20
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (59), 06/12/2017 08:27 (8), 04/11/2022 11:12 (3), 04/11/2022 11:20 (1)
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