CVE-2012-0064
N/A
Published: February 10, 2014 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:36 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsX.org X11Xkeyboard Config
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
xkeyboard-config before 2.5 in X.Org before 7.6 enables certain XKB debugging functions by default, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an X screen lock via keyboard combinations that break the input grab.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2012-January/001797.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2012-January/028691.htmlx_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://who-t.blogspot.com/2012/01/xkb-breaking-grabs-cve-2012-0064.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/19/6x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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