Suckless develops a focused set of lightweight system utilities and applications, including the slock screen locker and surf web browser, that prioritize simplicity and minimal dependencies. The durable signal in its disclosed vulnerabilities centers on information-exposure and NULL-pointer-dereference weaknesses, reflecting the parsing and state-management complexity inherent to small, bare-bones tools. Current severity, exploitation activity, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Suckless over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (3 CVEs).
3 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2012-0842MEDIUM surf: cookie jar has read access from other local user | Nov 19, 2019 | 5.5 | 20 | NO | NO |
CVE-2016-6866HIGH slock allows attackers to bypass the screen lock via vectors involving an invalid password hash, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference and crash. | Feb 15, 2017 | 7.5 | 20 | NO | NO |
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 | Jul 12, 2012 | 3.6 | 15 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (3 CVEs).
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