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.
Published: 2010-02-11
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD 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.
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Gnome Screensaver
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:55:59.220Z

Reserved: 2010-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-4642

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-02-11T21:30:00.627

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2009-4642

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