Vulnerability Details CVE-2009-4642
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 17.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- 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
- 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
Products affected by CVE-2009-4642
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cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.26.1