CVE-2009-3100

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.

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory opensolaris.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6839026	vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266469-1	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3100?: CVE-2009-3100 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3100?: To fix CVE-2009-3100, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-3100 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-3100 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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