CVE-2012-1620 Information disclosure in n/a
A local attacker can reveal the desktop and active windows by pressing a button while the screen is locked, exposing sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-1620?
CVE-2012-1620 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jul 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
slock 0.9 does not properly handle the XRaiseWindow event when the screen is locked, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by pressing a button, which reveals the desktop and active windows.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1620?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Suckless Slock.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1620?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2012-1620 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1620 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1620, GHSA-fwwq-76h7-8wfr.