ID CVE-2009-4641
Summary 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.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.2 (as of 07-07-2010 - 04:00)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
refmap via4
confirm
mandriva MDVSA-2010:040
ubuntu USN-866-1
statements via4
contributor Vincent Danen
lastmodified 2010-03-17
organization Red Hat
statement Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of gnome-screensaver as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Last major update 07-07-2010 - 04:00
Published 11-02-2010 - 21:30
Last modified 07-07-2010 - 04:00
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