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CVE-2012-1620

slock 0.9 does not properly handle the XRaiseWindow event when the screen is locked, which might...

3.6 LowFix available

CVE-2012-1620 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.6) in Suckless Slock, published July 12, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in suckless-tools 39-1.

What does this mean?
Severity
3.6 LowCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.51%EPSS, 44th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.51%Down 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
suckless-tools
Debian:12
before 39-1
39-1
suckless-tools
Debian:13
before 39-1
39-1
suckless-tools
Debian:14
before 39-1
39-1

What each source reports

NVD Score used3.6

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.

Record
CVE-2012-1620
CVSS 2.0
3.6 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2012-1620
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1630No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2012-1630
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fwwq-76h7-8wfrNo score

slock 0.9 does not properly handle the XRaiseWindow event when the screen is locked, which might...

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.

Record
GHSA-fwwq-76h7-8wfr
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2012-1620
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1620No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1620
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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