Sun Solaris XScreenSaver Popup Windows Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	35964
Class:	Design Error
CVE:
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Aug 05 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 28 2009 06:12PM
Credit:	The vendor reported the issue.
Vulnerable:	Sun Solaris 9_x86 Sun Solaris 9 Sun Solaris 8_x86 Sun Solaris 8_sparc Sun Solaris 10_x86 Sun Solaris 10 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_58 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_57 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_54 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_50 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_49 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_47 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_45 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_41 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_119 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_118 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_117 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_116 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_115 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_114 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_113 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_112 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_111a Sun OpenSolaris build snv_111 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_110 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_109 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_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
Not Vulnerable:

Sun Solaris XScreenSaver Popup Windows Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solaris XScreenSaver is prone to a local information-disclosure vulnerability.

A local attacker can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information that may lead to further attacks.

NOTE: This issue may be related to the vulnerability described in BID 34421, but this could not be confirmed. We will update this BID when more information emerges.

This issue affects the following on both SPARC and x86 platforms:

Solaris 8
Solaris 9
Solaris 10
OpenSolaris builds snv_01 through snv_119

Sun Solaris XScreenSaver Popup Windows Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Sun Solaris XScreenSaver Popup Windows Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and updates. Please see the references for details.


Sun Solaris 8_sparc

• Sun 115298-02
  http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21 -115298-02-1

Sun Solaris 9_x86

• Sun 115159-11
  http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21 -115159-11-1

Sun Solaris 8_x86

• Sun 115299-02
  http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21 -115299-02-1

Sun Solaris XScreenSaver Popup Windows Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

References:

• Sun Homepage (Sun Microsystems )
  
• Solution 258928: A Security Vulnerability May Allow Popup Windows to Appear Thro (Sun)