CVE-2012-1620

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    CVE-2012-1620

    Published: 12 Jul 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: slock 0.9 does not properly handle the XRaiseWindow event when the screen is locked, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by pressing a button, which reveals the desktop and active windows.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/48700, http://hg.suckless.org/slock/rev/891a4984aba6, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/06/1, https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401645, http://hg.suckless.org/slock/rev/891a4984aba6, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=786310, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/06/2, http://www.osvdb.org/81035, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52922, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74666

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High