Vulnerability Report

CVE-2012-3452

Title: Gnome Screensaver

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2012-3452.

CWE Category CWE-264
Published Date Aug 07, 2012
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 3.3 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.34%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2012-3452: 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.

Impacted Vendors

G
gnome 1

Reference Links

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/5 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679441 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/5 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679441
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity LOW
3.3
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2012-3452 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.