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CVEs (12)
| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-8288 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.03 | Apr 27, 2017 | gnome-shell 3.22 through 3.24.1 mishandles extensions that fail to reload, which can lead to leaving extensions enabled in the lock screen. With these extensions, a bystander could launch applications (but not interact with them), see information from the extensions (e.g., what… | ||
| CVE-2024-36472 | Med | 0.42 | 6.5 | 0.00 | May 28, 2024 | In GNOME Shell through 45.7, a portal helper can be launched automatically (without user confirmation) based on network responses provided by an adversary (e.g., an adversary who controls the local Wi-Fi network), and subsequently loads untrusted JavaScript code, which may lead… | ||
| CVE-2023-43090 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Sep 22, 2023 | A vulnerability was found in GNOME Shell. GNOME Shell's lock screen allows an unauthenticated local user to view windows of the locked desktop session by using keyboard shortcuts to unlock the restricted functionality of the screenshot tool. | |||
| CVE-2021-3982 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Apr 29, 2022 | Linux distributions using CAP_SYS_NICE for gnome-shell may be exposed to a privilege escalation issue. An attacker, with low privilege permissions, may take advantage of the way CAP_SYS_NICE is currently implemented and eventually load code to increase its process scheduler… | |||
| CVE-2021-20315 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Feb 18, 2022 | A locking protection bypass flaw was found in some versions of gnome-shell as shipped within CentOS Stream 8, when the "Application menu" or "Window list" GNOME extensions are enabled. This flaw allows a physical attacker who has access to a locked system to kill existing… | |||
| CVE-2020-17489 | 0.00 | — | 0.01 | Aug 11, 2020 | An issue was discovered in certain configurations of GNOME gnome-shell through 3.36.4. When logging out of an account, the password box from the login dialog reappears with the password still visible. If the user had decided to have the password shown in cleartext at login time,… | |||
| CVE-2019-3820 | 0.00 | — | 0.01 | Feb 6, 2019 | It was discovered that the gnome-shell lock screen since version 3.15.91 did not properly restrict all contextual actions. An attacker with physical access to a locked workstation could invoke certain keyboard shortcuts, and potentially other actions. | |||
| CVE-2014-7300 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Dec 25, 2014 | GNOME Shell 3.14.x before 3.14.1, when the Screen Lock feature is used, does not limit the aggregate memory consumption of all active PrtSc requests, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands on an unattended workstation by making many PrtSc… | |||
| CVE-2013-7221 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Apr 29, 2014 | The automatic screen lock functionality in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.10 does not prevent access to the "Enter a Command" dialog, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging an unattended workstation. | |||
| CVE-2013-7220 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Apr 29, 2014 | js/ui/screenShield.js in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.8 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging an unattended workstation with the keyboard focus on the Activities search. | |||
| CVE-2012-4427 | 0.00 | — | 0.01 | Oct 1, 2012 | The gnome-shell plugin 3.4.1 in GNOME allows remote attackers to force the download and installation of arbitrary extensions from extensions.gnome.org via a crafted web page. | |||
| CVE-2010-4000 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Nov 6, 2010 | gnome-shell in GNOME Shell 2.31.5 places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory. |
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.03
gnome-shell 3.22 through 3.24.1 mishandles extensions that fail to reload, which can lead to leaving extensions enabled in the lock screen. With these extensions, a bystander could launch applications (but not interact with them), see information from the extensions (e.g., what…
- risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.00
In GNOME Shell through 45.7, a portal helper can be launched automatically (without user confirmation) based on network responses provided by an adversary (e.g., an adversary who controls the local Wi-Fi network), and subsequently loads untrusted JavaScript code, which may lead…
- CVE-2023-43090Sep 22, 2023risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
A vulnerability was found in GNOME Shell. GNOME Shell's lock screen allows an unauthenticated local user to view windows of the locked desktop session by using keyboard shortcuts to unlock the restricted functionality of the screenshot tool.
- CVE-2021-3982Apr 29, 2022risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
Linux distributions using CAP_SYS_NICE for gnome-shell may be exposed to a privilege escalation issue. An attacker, with low privilege permissions, may take advantage of the way CAP_SYS_NICE is currently implemented and eventually load code to increase its process scheduler…
- CVE-2021-20315Feb 18, 2022risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
A locking protection bypass flaw was found in some versions of gnome-shell as shipped within CentOS Stream 8, when the "Application menu" or "Window list" GNOME extensions are enabled. This flaw allows a physical attacker who has access to a locked system to kill existing…
- CVE-2020-17489Aug 11, 2020risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.01
An issue was discovered in certain configurations of GNOME gnome-shell through 3.36.4. When logging out of an account, the password box from the login dialog reappears with the password still visible. If the user had decided to have the password shown in cleartext at login time,…
- CVE-2019-3820Feb 6, 2019risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.01
It was discovered that the gnome-shell lock screen since version 3.15.91 did not properly restrict all contextual actions. An attacker with physical access to a locked workstation could invoke certain keyboard shortcuts, and potentially other actions.
- CVE-2014-7300Dec 25, 2014risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
GNOME Shell 3.14.x before 3.14.1, when the Screen Lock feature is used, does not limit the aggregate memory consumption of all active PrtSc requests, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands on an unattended workstation by making many PrtSc…
- CVE-2013-7221Apr 29, 2014risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
The automatic screen lock functionality in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.10 does not prevent access to the "Enter a Command" dialog, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging an unattended workstation.
- CVE-2013-7220Apr 29, 2014risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
js/ui/screenShield.js in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.8 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging an unattended workstation with the keyboard focus on the Activities search.
- CVE-2012-4427Oct 1, 2012risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.01
The gnome-shell plugin 3.4.1 in GNOME allows remote attackers to force the download and installation of arbitrary extensions from extensions.gnome.org via a crafted web page.
- CVE-2010-4000Nov 6, 2010risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
gnome-shell in GNOME Shell 2.31.5 places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.