CVE-2012-1620

LOW 3.6CVE-2012-1620 · Published 12/07/2012 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2012-1620 is a LOW (CVSS 3.6) vulnerability affecting slock (suckless).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.51%, higher than 43.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
slock suckless	`= 0.9`	No fix yet

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.

References

hg.suckless.org/slock/rev/891a4984aba6 · Exploit
secunia.com/advisories/48700 · Vendor Advisory
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/06/1 · Exploit
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/06/2
osvdb.org/81035
securityfocus.com/bid/52922
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi · Exploit
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74666

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