Sun Solaris 'xscreensaver(1)' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:34421

Info

Sun Solaris 'xscreensaver(1)' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 34421
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2009-1276
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Apr 07 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 20 2009 10:46PM
Credit: The vendor reported this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Sun Solaris 9_x86
Sun Solaris 9
Sun Solaris 8_x86
Sun Solaris 8_sparc
Sun Solaris 10.0_x86
Sun Solaris 10.0
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_99
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_96
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_95
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_94
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_93
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_92
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_91
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_90
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_89
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_88
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_87
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_86
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_85
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_84
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_83
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_82
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_81
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_80
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_78
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_77
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_76
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_68
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_67
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_64
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_61
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_59
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_57
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_50
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_47
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_45
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_39
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_36
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_29
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_22
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_19
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_13
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_108
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_107
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_106
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_105
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_104
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_104
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_103
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_102
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_101a
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_101
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_100
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_02
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_01
Avaya Interactive Response 4.0
Avaya Interactive Response 3.0
Not Vulnerable: Sun OpenSolaris build snv_112
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_111
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_110
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_109

Discussion

Sun Solaris 'xscreensaver(1)' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Sun Solaris 'xscreensaver(1)' is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability.

An attacker with local physical access to the console can exploit this issue to gain unauthorized access to certain information.

This issue affects Solaris 8. 9, 10 and OpenSolaris.

Exploit / POC

Sun Solaris 'xscreensaver(1)' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

To launch an attack, an attacker requires physical console access.

Solution / Fix

Sun Solaris 'xscreensaver(1)' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and fixes; please see the references for more information.


Sun Solaris 10.0_x86

References

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