CVE-2014-5195

Unity before 7.2.3 and 7.3.x before 7.3.1, as used in Ubuntu, does not properly take focus of the keyboard when switching to the lock screen, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by (1) leveraging a machine that had text selected when locking or (2) resuming from a suspension.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/7.2/+bug/1349128
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2303-1
http://www.osvdb.org/109788
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68987
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95199

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ayatana_project:unity:7.3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ayatana_project:unity::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ayatana_project:unity:7.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ayatana_project:unity:7.2.0:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2014-08-07 04:13

Updated : 2017-09-07 18:29

NVD link : CVE-2014-5195

Mitre link : CVE-2014-5195

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux

ayatana_project

unity

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