CVE-2010-0732: Gnome Gtk

Medium severity, CVSS 6.2. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

gdk/gdkwindow.c in GTK+ before 2.18.5, as used in gnome-screensaver before 2.28.1, performs implicit paints on windows of type GDK_WINDOW_FOREIGN, which triggers an X error in certain circumstances and consequently allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by pressing the Enter key many times.

Affected products

  • Gnome Gtk: before 2.18.5 (fixed in 2.18.5)
  • Gnome Screensaver: before 2.28.1 (fixed in 2.28.1)

Published 2010-03-19. Last modified 2026-06-16.