CVE-2007-3069 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers with physical access can bypass screensaver authentication in Solaris 10 GNOME sessions with Assistive Technology enabled, taking control of the session.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-3069?
CVE-2007-3069 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 6 Jun 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
xscreensaver in Sun Solaris 10 before 20070604, when a GNOME session with Assistive Technology support is running, allows attackers with physical access to take control of the session after entering an Alt-Tab sequence.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3069?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3069?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3069 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2007-3069 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3069 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fwcg-wgp8-qrmr.