CVE-2013-7220

N/A Unknown
Published: April 29, 2014 Modified: May 06, 2026
View on NVD

Description

js/ui/screenShield.js in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.8 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging an unattended workstation with the keyboard focus on the Activities search.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/6
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/8
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=686740
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030431
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://github.com/o2platform/DefCon_RESTing/tree/master/Live-Demos/Neo4j
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=686740
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030431
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/o2platform/DefCon_RESTing/tree/master/Live-Demos/Neo4j
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
27th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gnome