CVE-2009-4641

Summary

CVECVE-2009-4641
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-02-11 21:30:00 UTC
Updated2010-07-07 04:00:00 UTC
Descriptiongnome-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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnome Screensaver 2.28.0 All All All
Application Gnome Screensaver 2.28.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug #411350 “gnome-screensaver not functioning” : Bugs : “gnome-screensaver” package : Ubuntu CONFIRM launchpad.net
Bug 600488 – Totem is leaking session inhibitors CONFIRM bugzilla.gnome.org Patch
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:040 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
USN-866-1: gnome-screensaver vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2010-03-17Vincent DanenNot vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of gnome-screensaver as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
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