CVE-2016-1584 Unity8 converged application lifecycle allows background applications to use on-screen keyboard when not top-most
Background applications can intercept keyboard input from the on-screen keyboard, bypassing focus restrictions in Unity8.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1584?
CVE-2016-1584 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ubuntu Unity8, published on 22 Apr 2019. 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
In all versions of Unity8 a running but not active application on a large-screen device could talk with Maliit and consume keyboard input.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1584?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Unity8 Unity8.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1584?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1584 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-1584 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1584 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f5qf-4744-w4vg, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1584.