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CVE-2009-4642

Published: Feb 11, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 74.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
screensavergnome
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software
gnomeoss-projectUSConsumer Softwareaka gnome project, glib

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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References

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

Published
Feb 11, 2010
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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