CVE-2009-4641

gnome-screensaver 2.28.0 does not resume adherence to its activation settings after an inhibiting application becomes unavailable on the session bus, which allows physically proximate attackers to access an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been intended.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:040
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-866-1
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=600488	Patch
https://launchpad.net/bugs/411350

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2010-02-11 21:30

Updated : 2010-07-07 04:00

NVD link : CVE-2009-4641

Mitre link : CVE-2009-4641

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-4641

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnome

screensaver

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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