Information disclosure in GNOME
CVE-2009-1276
XScreenSaver in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_109, and Solaris 8 and 9 with GNOME 2.0 or 2.0.2, allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading popup windows, which are displayed even when the screen is locked, as demonstrated by Thunderbird new-mail notifications.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME — versions 2.0, 2.0.2
- Sun Opensolaris — versions snv_01, snv_02, snv_03
- Sun Solaris — versions 8, 9, 10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0978 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34421 (vdb-entry)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)