CVE-2009-4642

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Published Feb 11, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

gnome-screensaver 2.26.1 relies on the gnome-session D-Bus interface to determine session idle time, even when an Xfce desktop such as Xubuntu or Mythbuntu is used, which allows physically proximate attackers to access an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been intended.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.26.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-4607	gnome-screensaver 2.26.1 relies on the gnome-session D-Bus interface to determine session idle time, even when an Xfce desktop such as Xubuntu or Mythbuntu is used, which allows physically proximate attackers to access an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been intended.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.337% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=536381
http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5927
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=592093
https://launchpad.net/bugs/411350
https://launchpad.net/bugs/493573

History

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Subscriptions

Gnome Screensaver

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:55 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 11, 2010, 9:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:55 AM
Reserved: Feb 11, 2010, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:14 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 11, 2010, 9:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:14 PM

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