Sun Solaris up to 9 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun Solaris up to 9. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2711. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris up to 9 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

XScreenSaver in Sun Solaris 9 and 10, OpenSolaris before snv_120, and X11 6.4.1 for Solaris 8, when the Xorg or Xnewt server is used, allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading popup windows, which are displayed even when the screen is locked, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-1276.

The weakness was disclosed 08/07/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-2711. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24373 (Solaris 10 (sparc) : 120094-36), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116550 (Sun Solaris XScreenSaver PopUp Window Information Disclosure Vulnerability (1020463.1)).

Upgrading to version 10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52276), Tenable (24373), SecurityFocus (BID 35964†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23251†). The entries VDB-37353, VDB-41527, VDB-50686 and VDB-50533 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.2
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 24373
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (sparc) : 120094-36
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Solaris 10

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08/05/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2711 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2711
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49307

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X-Force: 52276
SecurityFocus: 35964 - Sun Solaris XScreenSaver Popup Windows Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 23251 - Sun Solaris 9 and 10, OpenSolaris \x3C snv_120 and X11 6.4.1 Local Sensitive Information Disclosure, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/30/2025 03:48
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (56), 02/13/2017 10:17 (9), 08/13/2021 15:24 (4), 08/13/2021 15:30 (1), 03/30/2025 03:48 (18)
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