Vulnerability in X X.org X11
CVE-2012-0064
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- X X.org X11 — versions 1.0, 3.0, 4.0
- Xkeyboard Config Project Xkeyboard-Config — versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gu1.aeroxteam.fr/2012/01/19/bypass-screensaver-locker-program-xorg-111-and-up/
- who-t.blogspot.com/2012/01/xkb-breaking-grabs-cve-2012-0064.html
- lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2012-January/028691.html (mailing-list)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/78445 (vdb-entry)
- lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2012-January/001797.html (mailing-list)
- www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/19/6 (mailing-list)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi