CVE-2012-4524 Security feature bypass in xlockmore
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-4524 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2012-4524 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 21 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4524 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4524/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4524/index.md)
An attacker can bypass the screen lock in xlockmore, gaining unauthorized access to the desktop session.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4524?
CVE-2012-4524 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 21 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
xlockmore before 5.43 'dclock' security bypass vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4524?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Sillycycle Xlockmore.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4524?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4524 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-4524 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4524 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m292-cmhj-m8xh.