Ayatana Unity up to 7.2.0 Lock Screen access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Ayatana Unity up to 7.2.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Lock Screen. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-3203. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ayatana Unity up to 7.2.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Lock Screen. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unity before 7.2.1, as used in Ubuntu 14.04, does not properly restrict access to the Dash when the lock screen is active, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen and execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by pressing the SUPER key before the screen auto-locks.

The weakness was shared 05/06/2014 (Website). The advisory is available at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-3203 since 05/03/2014. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195462 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Unity Vulnerabilities (USN-2184-1)).

Upgrading to version 7.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93066), OSVDB (106422†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45588†). The entry VDB-13152 is related to this item. 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
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Unity 7.1.0

Timelineinfo

04/17/2014 🔍
05/03/2014 +16 days 🔍
05/06/2014 +3 days 🔍
05/06/2014 +0 days 🔍
07/23/2014 +78 days 🔍
03/25/2015 +245 days 🔍
03/21/2022 +2553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: usn-2184-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-3203 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3203
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69594
X-Force: 93066
OSVDB: 106422
Vulnerability Center: 45588 - Unity <7.2.1 Local Security Bypass and Code Execution due to Improper Access to Dash in Locked Screen, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 03/21/2022 08:47
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (57), 06/03/2017 07:25 (3), 03/21/2022 08:43 (3), 03/21/2022 08:47 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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