7.2

CVE-2009-4642: gnome screensaver

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-4642
Published 11-02-2010Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-4642 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in gnome screensaver. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.34%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-02-2010
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

26%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.34% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.34%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • gnome-screensaver< 2.26.1-2
Gnome1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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