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    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 the screen and then attempting to launch an Accessibility pop-up window, related to a regression in certain Solaris and OpenSolaris patches.

    Published:Sep 8, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 8, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.00034
    CVSS Score:4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Opensolaris
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Solaris
    Vendor
    X.org
    Product
    X11

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High