CVE-2012-0064

xkeyboard-config before 2.5 in X.Org before 7.6 enables certain XKB debugging functions by...

4.6 MediumFix available

xkeyboard-config before 2.5 in X.Org before 7.6 enables certain XKB debugging functions by default, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an X screen lock via keyboard combinations that break the input grab.

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

Record: CVE-2012-0064
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-0064
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-0102 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-0102
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h73q-jx23-45rq No score

xkeyboard-config before 2.5 in X.Org before 7.6 enables certain XKB debugging functions by...

Record: GHSA-h73q-jx23-45rq
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2012-0064
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-0064 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0064
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`xorg-server` Debian:12	before 2:1.11.3.901-2	2:1.11.3.901-2
`xorg-server` Debian:13	before 2:1.11.3.901-2	2:1.11.3.901-2
`xorg-server` Debian:14	before 2:1.11.3.901-2	2:1.11.3.901-2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-0064 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Xkeyboard Config Project Xkeyboard-config, published February 10, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in xorg-server 2:1.11.3.901-2.

References

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