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CVE-2013-4427
pyxtrlock before 0.2 does not properly check the return values of the (1) xcb_grab_pointer and (2) xcb_grab_keyboard XCB library…
Low2.1EPSS 0.35%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
pyxtrlock before 0.2 does not properly check the return values of the (1) xcb_grab_pointer and (2) xcb_grab_keyboard XCB library functions, which allows physically proximate attackers to gain access to the keyboard or mouse without unlocking the screen via unspecified vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 72% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- [oss-security] 20130925 CVE request: pyxtrlock (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/leonnnn/pyxtrlock/blob/master/CHANGELOG (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20131015 Re: Re: CVE request: pyxtrlock (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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