CVE-2014-1949

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.

Published: 2015-01-16 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-1949 is rated Low Risk (31.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-1949

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 2025-03-19 0.06% 0.04% -0.02%
2 2023-03-07 1.10% 0.06% -1.04%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.10% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-1949

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-1949

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-1949

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2014-1949 unimportant priority: Debian including 3 source packages (cinnamon, gtk+2.0, gtk+3.0), 15 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 15. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1949
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-1949 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gtk+3.0), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): not-affected 2, DNE 1, needed 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1949

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-1949

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linuxmint linux_mint 17.0 cpe:2.3:o:linuxmint:linux_mint:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gtk <= 3.10.9 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-1949

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