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Sun Solaris XScreenSaver Pop-up Windows Security Bypass
Secunia Advisory: SA37248
Release Date: 2009-11-04
Last Update: 2009-11-09
Popularity: 620 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Sun Solaris 10

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Description:
A weakness has been reported in Sun Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious people with physical access to the system to potentially bypass certain security restrictions.

The problem is that XScreenSaver allows certain pop-up windows to appear when the screen is locked and the accessibility
feature is enabled.

NOTE: The weakness was introduced in patches 120094-27 and 120095-27.

The weakness is reported in Solaris 10 for both the SPARC and x86 platforms.

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