CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-7220

MEDIUM
4.6
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
gnome-shellDebian
Fixed in:3.8.4-1CVE-2013-7220
Fixed in:3.8.4-1CVE-2013-7220
Fixed in:3.8.4-1CVE-2013-7220
Fixed in:3.8.4-1CVE-2013-7220

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days
33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

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