7.2

CVE-2014-1949: canonical ubuntu Improper Access Control

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2014-0374UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1949DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1949
Published 16-01-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-1949 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Access Control vulnerability in canonical ubuntu. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.33%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CGA-922H-MF68-HG4FCGA-HGFJ-68G8-3G6J

Timeline

  1. 16-01-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

25%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.33% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.33%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • cinnamon< 2.2.14-1
  • gtk+3.0< 3.11.8-1
Canonical1 product
Chainguard1 product
  • gtk-2.0All versions (No fix recorded)
Gnome1 product
Linuxmint1 product
Mageia1 product
  • gtk+3.0< gtk+3.0-3.10.6-4.1.mga4
Ubuntu1 product
  • gtk+3.0< 3.10.8-0ubuntu1.4
Wolfi1 product
  • gtk-2.0All versions (No fix recorded)

8 vendors · 9 products

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