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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2009.0340 -- [Solaris]
XScreenSaver: Access Confidential Data
15 April 2009
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: XScreenSaver
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: Solaris
OpenSolaris
Impact: Access Confidential Data
Access: Console/Physical
CVE Names: CVE-2009-1276
Original Bulletin:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-66-255308-1
Revision History: April 15 2009: Added CVE Reference
April 9 2009: Access changed
April 9 2009: Initial Release
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Solution Type: Sun Alert
Solution 255308 : A Security Vulnerability May Allow Popup Windows
to Appear Through the Solaris XScreenSaver Program
Bug ID: 6769901
Product
Solaris 8 Operating System
Solaris 9 Operating System
Solaris 10 Operating System
OpenSolaris
Date of Workaround Release: 07-Apr-2009
SA Document Body
A Security Vulnerability May Allow Popup Windows to Appear Through the
Solaris XScreenSaver Program
1. Impact
A security vulnerability in the Solaris XScreenSaver (see
xscreensaver(1)) program may allow popup windows to appear through the
lock screen and expose sensitive data. An example application affected
by this issue is Thunderbird, which notifies users about new mail
through popup windows.
2. Contributing Factors
This issue can occur in the following releases:
SPARC Platform:
* GNOME 2.0 (for Solaris 8)
* GNOME 2.0 (for Solaris 9)
* GNOME 2.0.2 (for Solaris 9)
* Solaris 10 without patch 120094-22
* OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_01 through snv_108
x86 Platform
* GNOME 2.0 (for Solaris 8)
* GNOME 2.0 (for Solaris 9)
* GNOME 2.0.2 (for Solaris 9)
* Solaris 10 without patch 120095-22
* Open Solaris based upon builds snv_01 through snv_108
OpenSolaris distributions may include additional bug fixes above and
beyond the build from which it was derived. The base build can be
derived as follows:
$ uname -v
snv_101
Systems are only impacted by this issue of they have the package
SUNWxwsvr installed. To determine if this package is installed, the
following command can be run:
$ pkginfo SUNWxwsvr
system SUNWxwsvr XScreenSaver
3. Symptoms
There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described
vulnerability has been exploited to reveal sensitive information.
4. Workaround
There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution
section below.
5. Resolution
This issue is addressed in the following releases:
SPARC Platform:
* Solaris 10 with patch 120094-22 or later
* Open Solaris based upon builds snv_109 or later
x86 Platform:
* Solaris 10 with patch 120095-22 or later
* Open Solaris based upon builds snv_109 or later
A final resolution is pending completion for GNOME 2.0 and 2.0.2.
For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see Technical
Instruction ID 213557.
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