Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 16, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2014-1949
CVE-2014-1949
Description
GTK+ 3.10.9 and earlier, as used in cinnamon-screensaver, gnome-screensaver, and other applications, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by pressing the menu button.
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linuxmint:linux_mint:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0374.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/327nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/331nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2475-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-screensaver/issues/44nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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