Vulnerability in Ayatana Project Unity
CVE-2014-3203
Unity before 7.2.1, as used in Ubuntu 14.04, does not properly restrict access to the Dash when the lock screen is active, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen and execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by pressing the SUPER key before the screen auto-locks.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ayatana Project Unity — versions 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.1.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1308850 (Exploit)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/29/2 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/03/1 (mailing-list)
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2184-1 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)