Sun Solaris Trusted Extensions XScreenSaver Security Bypass

Secunia ID	SA37224
CVE-ID	CVE-2009-3851
Release Date	04 Nov 2009
Last Change	09 Nov 2009
Criticality	Not Critical
Solution Status	Vendor Patch
Where	Local system
Impact	Security Bypass This covers vulnerabilities or security issues where malicious users or people can bypass certain security mechanisms of the application. The actual impact varies significantly depending on the design and purpose of the affected application.
Description	A security issue 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 security issue is caused due to the Solaris Trusted Extensions implementation preventing XScreenSaver from running and can be exploited to potentially leave the screen unlocked. The security issue is reported in Solaris 10 with Solaris Trusted Extensions installed and configured.
Solution	Apply patches. -- SPARC Platform -- Solaris 10: Apply patch 120094-28 or later. -- x86 Platform -- Solaris 10: Apply patch 120095-28 or later.
Reported by	Reported by the vendor.
Original Advisory	http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270809-1