gnome-screensaver: missing session inhibit removal
Published Feb 11, 2010
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
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
No data.
- 2.28.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of gnome-screensaver as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 28.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 28.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 13.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:040 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-866-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4641 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=600488 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564572 Issue Tracking
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/411350 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4641
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4641
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:040 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-866-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4641 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=600488 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564572 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://launchpad.net/bugs/411350 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4641 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4641 |
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