Oracle Solaris XScreenSaver privilege escalation
| solaris-xscreensaver-privilege-escalation (64805) |  High Risk |
Description:
Oracle Solaris could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error in the XScreenSaver component. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.6 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Refer to Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2011 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2011: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2011.
- BID-45903: Oracle Sun Solaris CVE-2010-3586 Local Security Vulnerability
- CVE-2010-3586: Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 9 allows local users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors related to XScreenSaver.
- OSVDB ID: 70532: Solaris XScreenSaver Unspecified Local Issue
- SA42004: Winamp Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA42984: Oracle Solaris Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1024975: Solaris Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Gain Full Control and Local Users Partially Access and Modify Data and Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2011-0151: Oracle Solaris Multiple Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Oracle Solaris 10
- Oracle Solaris 11 Express
- Oracle Solaris 8
- Oracle Solaris 9
Reported:
Jan 19, 2011
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