| Name | CVE-2014-1949 |
| Description | GTK+ 3.10.9 and earlier, as used in cinnamon-screensaver, gnome-screensaver, and other applications, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by pressing the menu button. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 738828 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| cinnamon (PTS) | bullseye | 4.8.6-2+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 5.6.8-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 6.2.9-1 | fixed |
| gtk+2.0 (PTS) | bullseye | 2.24.33-2+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.24.33-2+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.24.33-6 | fixed |
| gtk+3.0 (PTS) | bullseye | 3.24.24-4+deb11u4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.24.38-2~deb12u3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3.24.43-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| cinnamon | source | (unstable) | 2.2.14-1 | | | 738828 |
| gtk+2.0 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
| gtk+3.0 | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| gtk+3.0 | source | (unstable) | 3.11.8-1 | | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - gtk+3.0 <not-affected> (Only affects GTK+ 3.10.9 and later)
- gtk+2.0 <not-affected> (Only affects GTK+ 3.10.9 and later)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/12/7
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/commit/?id=1691bb741d50c90ee938f0b73fe81b0ca9bfd6d4
The CVE was originally assigned specifically for cinnamon-screensaver, but the underlying fix lies in gtk+3.0
and later MITRE assigned the CVE to GTK+ 3.10.9 and later, see official MITRE CVE description.