Access Restriction Bypass Affecting unity package, versions <7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.48% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-UNITY-278626
  • published6 May 2014
  • disclosed6 May 2014

Introduced: 6 May 2014

CVE-2014-3204  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 unity to version 7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream unity package and not the unity package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

version 3.1