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CVE-2014-7300

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.47%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-12-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2014-7300
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.47%
Linux

Original NVD Description

GNOME Shell 3.14.x before 3.14.1, when the Screen Lock feature is used, does not limit the aggregate memory consumption of all active PrtSc requests, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands on an unattended workstation by making many PrtSc requests and leveraging a temporary lock outage, and the resulting temporary shell availability, caused by the Linux kernel OOM killer.