Description
xscreensaver (aka Gnome-XScreenSaver) in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_109 through snv_122, does not properly handle Trusted Extensions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and console hang) by locking the screen, 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-2009-3084 | xscreensaver (aka Gnome-XScreenSaver) in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_109 through snv_122, does not properly handle Trusted Extensions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and console hang) by locking the screen, 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: 2024-09-17T01:56:06.200Z
Reserved: 2009-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-3101
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-09-08T18:30:00.827
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-3101
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD