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Sun Solaris xscreensaver Security Bypass
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA36270
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Release Date:
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2009-08-12
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Popularity:
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716 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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| 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 with physical access to the system to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error related to xscreensaver and Assistive Technology Support and can be exploited to unlock an X display, which has been locked using xscreensaver.
Successful exploitation requires that Assistive Technology Support is enabled.
The vulnerability is reported in Solaris 10 for both the SPARC and x86 platform.
Change Page:
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