Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2009-4641 First vendor Publication 2010-02-11
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2010-07-07

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 7.2 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4641

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13229
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13229
Title: USN-866-1 -- gnome-screensaver vulnerability
Description: It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not always re-enable itself after applications requested it to ignore idle timers. This may result in the screen not being automatically locked after the inactivity timeout is reached, permitting an attacker with physical access to gain access to an unlocked session.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-866-1
CVE-2009-4641
Version: 5
Platform(s): Ubuntu 9.10
Product(s): gnome-screensaver
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2010-02-19 Name : Mandriva Update for gnome-screensaver MDVSA-2010:040 (gnome-screensaver)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2010_040.nasl
2010-01-22 Name : Mandriva Update for mmc-wizard MDVA-2010:040 (mmc-wizard)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVA_2010_040.nasl
2009-12-10 Name : Ubuntu USN-866-1 (gnome-screensaver)
File : nvt/ubuntu_866_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
61117 gnome-screensaver on Ubuntu Linux Idle Timer Re-enable Weakness

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2010-07-30 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2010-040.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-12-08 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.
File : ubuntu_USN-866-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

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

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