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CVE-2010-0732

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-0732 describes a vulnerability in GTK+ (before 2.18.5) and gnome-screensaver (before 2.28.1) where implicit paints on foreign windows can trigger an X error. This allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking on an unattended workstation by repeatedly pressing the Enter key. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.2 (medium severity), indicating a local attack vector with high attack complexity but high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.18.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 2.28.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.2MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
22.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0030 is in the 16th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-0732Important

gnome-screensaver: Race condition between shaking the unlock dialog and clearing the screen

Oct 14, 2009

References

ftp.gnome.org / pub/gnome/sources/gtk+/2.18/gtk+-2.18.5.news
Vendor Advisory
git.gnome.org / browse/gnome-screensaver/commit
Vendor Advisory
git.gnome.org / browse/gnome-screensaver/commit
Patch
git.gnome.org / browse/gtk+/commit
Patch
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory
bugs.edge.launchpad.net / ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/446395
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.gnome.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatch
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatch
secunia.com / advisories/39317
Broken Link
heise.de / newsticker/meldung/Gnome-Bildschirmsperre-in-OpenSuse-Linux-wirkungslos-2-Update-928580.html
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/02/12/1
Mailing List
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/03/05/2
Mailing ListPatch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/03/16/9
Mailing List
securityfocus.com / bid/38211
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry