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CVE-2010-0923

Published: Mar 3, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-362
6.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Race condition in workspace/krunner/lock/lockdlg.cc in the KRunner lock module in kdebase in KDE SC 4.4.0 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass KScreenSaver screen locking and access an unattended workstation by pressing the Enter key at a certain time, related to multiple forked processes.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-362

Affected Products

kde
oss-project·DEaka kde community
kde scOn-premDesktop App
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://websvn.kde.org/?view=revision&revision=1089241
websvn.kde.org
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=226449
bugs.kde.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/38600
secunia.com
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