Sun Solaris XScreenSaver Pop-up Windows Security Bypass

Secunia ID	SA37248
CVE-ID	CVE-2009-3746
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 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.
Solution	Apply patches. -- SPARC Platform -- Solaris 10: Apply patch 120094-29 or later. -- x86 Platform -- Solaris 10: Apply patch 120095-29 or later.
Reported by	Reported by the vendor.
Original Advisory	http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-268288-1