CVE-2009-3100
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 22th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sun/opensolaris · sun/solaris · x.org/x11
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.