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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnome/screensaver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.