Unscored severity · published Sep 7, 2010
CVE-2009-4996
Xfce4-session 4.5.91 in Xfce does not lock the screen when the suspend or hibernate button is pressed, which might make it easier for physically proximate attackers to access an…
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Xfce4-session 4.5.91 in Xfce does not lock the screen when the suspend or hibernate button is pressed, which might make it easier for physically proximate attackers to access an unattended laptop via a resume action, a related issue to CVE-2010-2532. NOTE: there is no general agreement that this is a vulnerability, because separate control over locking can be an equally secure, or more secure, behavior in some threat environments
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XF
Xfce · Xfce
4.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4996
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4996
bugzilla.xfce.org
http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4805
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=525395
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=587633
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=614608
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