CVE-2014-3203

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Unity before 7.2.1, as used in Ubuntu 14.04, does not properly restrict access to the Dash when the lock screen is active, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen and execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by pressing the SUPER key before the screen auto-locks.

Affected products

Ayatana Project Unity: through 7.2.0; 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3
Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 14.04

References

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2184-1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/29/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/03/1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1308850
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2184-1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/29/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/03/1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1308850

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