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gnome-screensaver — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0285

gnome-screensaver 2.14.3, 2.22.2, 2.27.x, 2.28.0, and 2.28.3, when the X configuration enables the extend screen option, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking, access an unattended workstation, and view half of the GNOME desktop by attaching an external monitor.

Products
gnome-screensaver
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.28.3-1
CVEs
CVE-2010-0285
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:29 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0285

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Feb 2010, 18:30 UTC

gnome-screensaver 2.14.3, 2.22.2, 2.27.x, 2.28.0, and 2.28.3, when the X configuration enables the extend screen option, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking, access an unattended workstation, and view half of the GNOME desktop by attaching an external monitor.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0285

gnome-screensaver

Fixed versions: 2.28.3-1

gnome-screensaver

Fixed versions: 2.28.3-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0285",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "gnome-screensaver 2.14.3, 2.22.2, 2.27.x, 2.28.0, and 2.28.3, when the X configuration enables the extend screen option, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking, access an unattended workstation, and view half of the GNOME desktop by attaching an external monitor.",
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    "severity": "unknown",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:44.785035148Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ]
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 418685,
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}