Skype Android Bypass Screen Lock

The vulnerability of the Skype instant messaging application for Android operating systems is related to errors in processing special authentication requests. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a hacker to bypass screen lock mechanisms and gain access to protected information...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2475-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : GTK+ update (USN-2475-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2475-1 advisory. Clemens Fries discovered that GTK+ allowed bypassing certain screen locks by using the menu key. An attacker with physical access could possibly use this flaw to...

USN-2475-1: GTK+ update

Clemens Fries discovered that GTK+ allowed bypassing certain screen locks by using the menu key. An attacker with physical access could possibly use this flaw to gain access to a locked session...

PT-2015-7863

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GTK+ affected versions not specified Description The issue allows bypassing certain screen locks by using the menu key. An attacker with physical access could possibly use this flaw to gain access to a locked session. Recommendations At the...

Fedora 16 : xkeyboard-config-2.3-3.fc16 (2012-0712)

The previous version of xkeyboard-config included the key combinations to clear and/or kill grabs in the default keymap. This enabled users to get around screen locks that use grabs to prevent input to other applications e.g. gnome-screensaver. This update moves the definition of the key...