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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-3083 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-17T02:58:13.731Z
Reserved: 2009-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-3100
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-09-08T18:30:00.813
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-3100
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Weaknesses
EUVD