CVE-2012-3452

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

Publication date:

07/08/2012

Last modified:

11/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 3.30 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0

3.30

Severity 2.0

LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:3.4.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:3.4.2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:3.4.3:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:3.5.3:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:3.4.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:3.4.2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:3.4.3:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:3.5.3:::::::*

CVE-2012-3452

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools