Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-2711 · published 7 August 2009

CVE-2009-2711: Sun opensolaris information exposure vulnerability

Sun · Opensolaris

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.

4.9 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.39% · top 68.8% CWE-200 · Information exposure

4.9CVSS 2.0 base score

0.39%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

3Affected product versions listed by NVD

12References

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Opensolaris Sun

Solaris Sun XX11 X.Org

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/36170	Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-115298-02-1	PatchVendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-258928-1	PatchVendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020463.1-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35964	Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5838
http://secunia.com/advisories/36170	Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-115298-02-1	PatchVendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-258928-1	PatchVendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020463.1-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35964	Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5838

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-2711), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-06). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.