GNOME Screensaver 2.13 on X Server Keyboard Sequence denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in GNOME Screensaver 2.13 on X Server. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Keyboard Sequence. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1335. Local access is required to approach this attack. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME Screensaver 2.13 on X Server and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Keyboard Sequence. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

gnome screensaver before 2.14, when running on an X server with AllowDeactivateGrabs and AllowClosedownGrabs enabled, allows attackers with physical access to cause the screensaver to crash and access the session via the Ctl+Alt+Keypad-Multiply keyboard sequence, which removes the grab from gnome.

The weakness was disclosed 01/11/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at osvdb.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-1335 since 03/20/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2.14 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25340), OSVDB (24015†) and Secunia (SA19280†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Screensaver 2.14

Timelineinfo

01/11/2006 🔍
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03/20/2006 +67 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3278 days 🔍
01/11/2019 +1401 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-1335 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1335
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29282
X-Force: 25340 - GNOME Screensaver hotkey security bypass
Secunia: 19280 - Gnome Screensaver Password Bypass Vulnerability, Not Critical
OSVDB: 24015 - Gnome Screensaver Password Lock Dialog Bypass

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 01/11/2019 12:21
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (56), 01/11/2019 12:21 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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