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CVE-2012-1620 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://hg.suckless.org/slock/rev/891a4984aba6	CVE	ExploitPatch
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401645	CVE	Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=786310	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/48700	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74666	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/06/1	CVE	Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/06/2	CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/81035	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52922	CVE
http://hg.suckless.org/slock/rev/891a4984aba6	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401645	[email protected]	Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=786310	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/48700	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74666	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/06/1	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/06/2	[email protected]
http://www.osvdb.org/81035	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52922	[email protected]

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
suckless slock	0.9
CPE cpe:2.3:a:suckless:slock:0.9:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 13, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]