gnome screensaver 2.26.1 Screen Lock Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in gnome screensaver 2.26.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Screen Lock. Executing a manipulation can lead to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-4642. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in gnome screensaver 2.26.1. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Screen Lock. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 02/11/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at launchpad.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-4642 since 02/11/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-51831 and VDB-51830 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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03/18/2015 +1861 days 🔍
01/27/2019 +1411 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: launchpad.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4642 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4642
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51832
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 01/27/2019 16:51
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (45), 01/27/2019 16:51 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:5C4:103

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