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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20681
mate-screensaver before 1.20.2 in MATE Desktop Environment allows physically proximate attackers to view screen content and possibly control applicati...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
mate-screensaver before 1.20.2 in MATE Desktop Environment allows physically proximate attackers to view screen content and possibly control applications. By unplugging and re-plugging or power-cycling external output devices (such as additionally attached graphical outputs via HDMI, VGA, DVI, etc.) the content of a screensaver-locked session can be revealed. In some scenarios, the attacker can execute applications, such as by clicking with a mouse.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
mate-screensaver
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.20.2-1"}]}]
Debian:13
mate-screensaver
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.20.2-1"}]}]
Debian:14
mate-screensaver
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.20.2-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org