CVE-2009-4641

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-02-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

GNOME Screensaver: 2.28.0

References

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

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