DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20681

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20681
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20681.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20681
Upstream
Published
2019-01-09T23:29:05.230Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:19:15.192045Z
Severity
  • 6.1 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

mate-screensaver before 1.20.2 in MATE Desktop Environment allows physically proximate attackers to view screen content and possibly control applications. By unplugging and re-plugging or power-cycling external output devices (such as additionally attached graphical outputs via HDMI, VGA, DVI, etc.) the content of a screensaver-locked session can be revealed. In some scenarios, the attacker can execute applications, such as by clicking with a mouse.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / mate-screensaver

Package

Name
mate-screensaver
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mate-screensaver?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.20.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20681.json"

Debian:12 / mate-screensaver

Package

Name
mate-screensaver
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mate-screensaver?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.20.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20681.json"

Debian:13 / mate-screensaver

Package

Name
mate-screensaver
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mate-screensaver?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.20.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20681.json"

Debian:14 / mate-screensaver

Package

Name
mate-screensaver
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mate-screensaver?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.20.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20681.json"