Executive Summary
Summary | |
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Title | gnome-screensaver vulnerability |
Informations | |||
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Name | USN-866-1 | First vendor Publication | 2009-12-07 |
Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2009-12-07 |
Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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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) | |||
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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
A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 9.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 9.10: After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: 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. |
Original Source
Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-866-1 |
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
Type | Description | Count |
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Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
Date | Description |
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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 |
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61117 | gnome-screensaver on Ubuntu Linux Idle Timer Re-enable Weakness |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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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 |
Alert History
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