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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 26.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-02-11 21:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-17 00:55Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-02-11
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 85cdba68e285bcf78da1b3df1e3df7c0f41baf55ac04d4d68da75750f2651413
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.xfce.orghttp://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5927
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=536381
- launchpad.nethttps://launchpad.net/bugs/493573
- bugzilla.gnome.orghttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=592093
- launchpad.nethttps://launchpad.net/bugs/411350
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- gnome-screensaver Fixed in 2.26.1-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- gnome-screensaver Fixed in 2.26.1-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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