UBUNTU-CVE-2013-7220

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7220
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-7220.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-7220
Upstream
Published
2014-04-29T14:38:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:31:31.170515Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / gnome-shell

Package

Name
gnome-shell
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnome-shell@3.10.4-0ubuntu5.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.10.4-0ubuntu5.2

Affected versions

3.*

3.8.4-0ubuntu5
3.8.4-0ubuntu6
3.8.4-0ubuntu7
3.8.4-0ubuntu8
3.10.3-0ubuntu1
3.10.3-0ubuntu2
3.10.3-0ubuntu3
3.10.4-0ubuntu1
3.10.4-0ubuntu3
3.10.4-0ubuntu4
3.10.4-0ubuntu5
3.10.4-0ubuntu5.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gnome-shell",
            "binary_version": "3.10.4-0ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnome-shell-common",
            "binary_version": "3.10.4-0ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnome-shell-dbg",
            "binary_version": "3.10.4-0ubuntu5.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / gnome-shell

Package

Name
gnome-shell
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnome-shell@3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

3.*

3.16.4-0ubuntu1
3.18.1-1ubuntu1
3.18.2-0ubuntu1
3.18.2-0ubuntu2
3.18.3-3ubuntu1
3.18.4-0ubuntu1
3.18.4-0ubuntu2
3.18.4-0ubuntu3
3.18.5-0ubuntu0.1
3.18.5-0ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gnome-shell",
            "binary_version": "3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnome-shell-common",
            "binary_version": "3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnome-shell-dbg",
            "binary_version": "3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnome-shell-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3"
        }
    ]
}