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CVE-2013-1050

N/A
Published: March 8, 2013 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGnome Screensaver

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

The default configuration in gnome-screensaver 3.5.4 through 3.6.0 sets the AutostartCondition line to fallback mode in the .desktop file, which prevents the program from starting automatically after login and allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1716-1
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1120126
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=683060
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=1940dc6bc8ad5ee2c029714efb1276c05ca80bd4

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264

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