CVE-2009-4642

N/A Unknown
Published: February 11, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=536381
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5927
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=592093
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://launchpad.net/bugs/411350
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://launchpad.net/bugs/493573
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=536381
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5927
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=592093
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://launchpad.net/bugs/411350
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://launchpad.net/bugs/493573
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
36th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gnome