CVE-2009-2711 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published 7 Aug 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Physically proximate attackers can read sensitive information from popup windows displayed over the locked screen in Solaris XScreenSaver.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2009-2711?

CVE-2009-2711 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Opensolaris, published on 7 Aug 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2711?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Sun Opensolaris, Sun Solaris, X.org X11.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2711?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2711 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2009-2711 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2711 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sun Opensolaris vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xxfr-xhcv-m89f.