CVE-2014-1949
N/A
Published: January 16, 2015 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:05 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsUbuntu LinuxGtkLinuxMint
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (8)
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0374.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/327Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/331Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:162Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2475-1x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=759145x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1064695x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-screensaver/issues/44Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284
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