Security Advisory

CVE-2018-20681

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2019-01-09 23:00:00
Last updated 2024-08-05 12:05:17
Assigner mitre
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

Description

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.