CVE-2012-1620

Impact

slock 0.9 does not properly handle the XRaiseWindow event when the screen is locked, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by pressing a button, which reveals the desktop and active windows.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://hg.suckless.org/slock/rev/891a4984aba6
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48700
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/06/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/06/2
• http://www.osvdb.org/81035
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52922
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401645
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=786310
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74666
• http://hg.suckless.org/slock/rev/891a4984aba6
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48700
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/06/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/06/2
• http://www.osvdb.org/81035
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52922
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401645
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=786310
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74666