VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-3204
Unity before 7.2.1, as used in Ubuntu 14.04, does not properly handle keyboard shortcuts, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen and execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by right-clicking on the indicator bar and…
MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.48%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.48%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Unity before 7.2.1, as used in Ubuntu 14.04, does not properly handle keyboard shortcuts, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen and execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by right-clicking on the indicator bar and then pressing the ALT and F2 keys.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.48% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- ayatana project/unity · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2184-1Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/29/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/03/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67117
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1313885Exploit
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2184-1Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/29/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/03/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67117
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1313885Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.