Category
Security
Release Phase
Resolved
Bug Id
6825374
Date of Resolved Release05-Aug-2009
A Security Vulnerability May Allow Popup Windows to Appear Through the Solaris XScreenSaver Program on Xorg(1) Servers
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 on Xorg(1) servers (or Xnewt(1M)
servers in the case of Sun Ray setups).
2. Contributing Factors
This issue can occur in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
- X11 6.4.1 (for Solaris 8) without patch 115298-02
- Solaris 9 without patch 115158-11
- Solaris 10 without patch 120094-23
- OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_01 through snv_119
x86 Platform
- X11 6.4.1 (for Solaris 8) without patch 115299-02
- Solaris 9 without patch 115159-11
- Solaris 10 without patch 120095-23
- OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_01 through snv_119
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_119
Notes:
1. This issue only occurs when the XScreenSaver program is used with the
Xorg server (or derivatives such as Xnewt(1M) from the Sun Ray
software), however, this includes the scenario where the Xorg server is
used remotely, therefore releases such as Solaris 8 and 9 which do not
include the Xorg server may still be impacted if they are used remotely
to connect to another host that does contain the Xorg server.
To determine if the system is running Xorg, the following command can
be run:
$ ps -ef | grep Xorg
2. Systems are only impacted by this issue if they have the package
SUNWxwsvr installed. To determine if SUNWxwsvr 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
- X11 6.4.1 (for Solaris 8) with patch 115298-02 or later
- Solaris 9 with patch 115158-11 or later
- Solaris 10 with patch 120094-23 or later
- OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_120 or later
x86 Platform
- X11 6.4.1 (for Solaris 8) with patch 115299-02 or later
- Solaris 9 with patch 115159-11 or later
- Solaris 10 with patch 120095-23 or later
- OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_120 or later
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Security Sun Alerts, see 1009886.1.
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ProductSolaris 10 Operating System
Solaris 9 Operating System
Solaris 8 Operating System
OpenSolaris
References
115158-11
115159-11
115298-02
115299-02
120094-23
120095-23
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