CVE-2009-3100
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CVE-2009-3100 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. xscreensaver (aka Gnome-XScreenSaver) in Sun Solaris 9 and 10, OpenSolaris snv_109 through snv_122, and X11 6.4.1 on Solaris 8 does not properly handle Accessibility support, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by locking the screen and then attempting to launch an Accessibility pop-up window, related to a regression in certain Solaris and OpenSolaris patches.. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
xscreensaver (aka Gnome-XScreenSaver) in Sun Solaris 9 and 10, OpenSolaris snv_109 through snv_122, and X11 6.4.1 on Solaris 8 does not properly handle Accessibility support, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by locking the screen and then attempting to launch an Accessibility pop-up window, related to a regression in certain Solaris and OpenSolaris patches.
Metrics
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Opensolaris | snv_109 |
| Sun | Opensolaris | snv_110 |
| Sun | Opensolaris | snv_111 |
| Sun | Opensolaris | snv_112 |
| Sun | Opensolaris | snv_113 |
| Sun | Opensolaris | snv_114 |
| Sun | Opensolaris | snv_115 |
| Sun | Opensolaris | snv_116 |
| Sun | Opensolaris | snv_117 |
| Sun | Opensolaris | snv_118 |
| Sun | Opensolaris | snv_119 |
| Sun | Opensolaris | snv_120 |
| Sun | Opensolaris | snv_121 |
| Sun | Opensolaris | snv_122 |
| Sun | Solaris | 9 |
| Sun | Solaris | 10 |
| X.Org | X11 | 6.4.1 |
| Sun | Solaris | 8 |
References
- http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6839026Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266469-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6839026Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266469-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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