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Sun Solaris JDS XscreenSaver Authentication Bypass
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA29368
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Release Date:
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2008-03-13
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Last Update:
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2008-03-19
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Popularity:
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7,007 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Sun Solaris 10
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| Software: | Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) Release 2
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in XscreenSaver in the Solaris 10 Java Desktop System (JDS) when the GNOME On-Screen Keyboard (GOK) is being used. This can be exploited to bypass authentication to the XscreenSaver process.
The vulnerability is reported in Solaris 10 for both the SPARC and x86 platform.
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