CVE-2009-3101 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in xscreensaver within Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris versions snv_109 through snv_122. This flaw, stemming from improper handling of Trusted Extensions, allows a local attacker to cause high CPU consumption and a console hang by simply locking the screen. With a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C), it indicates a low-complexity local attack leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
snv_109CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_109:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_110CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_110:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_111CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_111:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_112CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_112:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_113CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_113:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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