Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 11, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2009-4642

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.

Affected products

GNOME Foundation/Screensaver
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.26.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cginvd
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cginvd
launchpad.net/bugs/411350nvd
launchpad.net/bugs/493573nvd

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