Is CVE-2014-7300 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-7300 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-7300?

CVE-2014-7300 has a CVSS score of 7.2 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2014-7300?

Patch guidance is available from gnome security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-7300.

CVE-2014-7300 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-7300?

5 products: gnome gnome-shell, redhat enterprise linux desktop, redhat enterprise linux hpc node, redhat enterprise linux server, redhat enterprise linux workstation.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: local
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: CWE-399

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GNOME
Published: 12/25/2014
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

gnome : gnome-shellredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_hpc_noderedhat : enterprise_linux_serverredhat : enterprise_linux_workstation

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD