CVE-2010-0732

gdk/gdkwindow.c in GTK+ before 2.18.5, as used in gnome-screensaver before 2.28.1, performs implicit paints on windows of type GDK_WINDOW_FOREIGN, which triggers an X error in certain circumstances and consequently allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by pressing the Enter key many times.

Published: 2010-03-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0732 is rated Low Risk (32.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0732

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.30% +0.26%
2 2025-03-17 0.06% 0.04% -0.02%
3 2023-03-07 0.06%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0732

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.2 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
1.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0732

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-0732

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2010-0732 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gtk+2.0), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0732
gentoo high CVE-2010-0732: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-08), 27 atom(s) (app-antivirus/bitdefender-console, app-arch/gzip, …); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-0732
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0732
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-0732 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gtk+2.0), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): not-affected 4, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0732

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0732

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome gtk < 2.18.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome screensaver < 2.28.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0732

URL Tags
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/gtk+/2.18/gtk+-2.18.5.news Vendor Advisory
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?h=gnome-2-28&id=98f8a22412cf388217fd5b88915eadd274d68520 Vendor Advisory
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=ab08cc93f2dc6223c8c00bfa1ca4f2d89069dbe0 Patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/commit/?id=0748cf563d0d0d03001a62589f13be16a8ec06c1 Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39317 Broken Link
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Gnome-Bildschirmsperre-in-OpenSuse-Linux-wirkungslos-2-Update-928580.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:109 Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/12/1 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/05/2 Mailing List Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/16/9 Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38211 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/446395 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=598476 Issue Tracking Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565527 Issue Tracking Patch
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