CVE-2012-3452

medium

Description

gnome-screensaver 3.4.x before 3.4.4 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4, when multiple screens are used, only locks the screen with the active focus, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation.

References

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679441

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/3

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-08-07

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00067