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CVE-2009-3100

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.0EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.0 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS score
0.3% (23th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2009-3083)
Published
September 8, 2009
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3083 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / opensolaris
  • sun / solaris
  • sun / solaris
  • sun / solaris
  • sun / solaris
  • sun / solaris
  • sun / solaris
  • x.org / x11

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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