CVE-2014-3204

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.4
Exploit probability—
ProductAyatana Project Unity
PublishedMay 6, 2014
First seenMay 6, 2014

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
ayatana_project unityv ≤ 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3—
canonical ubuntu_linux14.04—

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CVE-2014-3204 · Ayatana Project Unity · Dark Radar