CVE-2012-0064

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.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=783039

http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/

http://www.osvdb.org/78445

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/19/6

http://who-t.blogspot.com/2012/01/xkb-breaking-grabs-cve-2012-0064.html

http://securitytracker.com/id?1026549

http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2012-January/028691.html

http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2012-January/001797.html

http://gu1.aeroxteam.fr/2012/01/19/bypass-screensaver-locker-program-xorg-111-and-up/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3