CVE-2009-3101

OpenSolaris snv_109-snv_122 - Denial of Service via Screen Lock

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

xscreensaver (aka Gnome-XScreenSaver) in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_109 through snv_122, does not properly handle Trusted Extensions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and console hang) by locking the screen, related to a regression in certain Solaris and OpenSolaris patches.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266469-1

Scores

EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 11.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (23)
sun/opensolaris snv_109 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_110 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_111 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_112 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_113 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_114 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_115 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_116 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_117 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_118 (2 CPE variants)
... and 13 more
Published Sep 08, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026