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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-3100 · published 8 September 2009

CVE-2009-3100: Sun opensolaris vulnerability

Sun · Opensolaris

xscreensaver (aka Gnome-XScreenSaver) in Sun Solaris 9 and 10, OpenSolaris snv_109 through snv_122, and X11 6.4.1 on Solaris 8 does not properly handle Accessibility support, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by locking the screen and then attempting to launch an Accessibility pop-up window, related to a regression in certain Solaris and OpenSolaris patches.

4.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.30% · top 79.5%
4.0CVSS 2.0 base score
0.30%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

xscreensaver (aka Gnome-XScreenSaver) in Sun Solaris 9 and 10, OpenSolaris snv_109 through snv_122, and X11 6.4.1 on Solaris 8 does not properly handle Accessibility support, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by locking the screen and then attempting to launch an Accessibility pop-up window, related to a regression in certain Solaris and OpenSolaris patches.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6839026 Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266469-1 PatchVendor Advisory
http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6839026 Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266469-1 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-3100), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-06). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.