CVE-2014-3203

Exp

Unity before 7.2.1, as used in Ubuntu 14.04, does not properly restrict access to the Dash when the lock screen is active, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen and execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by pressing the SUPER key before the screen auto-locks.

Published: 2014-05-06 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-3203 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-3203

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3203

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 2023-03-07 0.95% 0.09% -0.86%
2 2022-02-04 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3203

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.4 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3203

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-3203

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-3203 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (unity), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream): not-affected 3, DNE 1, needs-triage 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3203

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3203

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ayatana_project unity <= 7.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ayatana_project:unity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ayatana_project unity 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ayatana_project:unity:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ayatana_project unity 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ayatana_project:unity:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ayatana_project unity 7.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ayatana_project:unity:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ayatana_project unity 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ayatana_project:unity:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ayatana_project unity 7.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ayatana_project:unity:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ayatana_project unity 7.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:ayatana_project:unity:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3203

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