Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-3283 (CCN-13299)

Assigned:2003-09-25
Published:2003-09-25
Updated:2017-10-11
Summary:GNOME XScreenSaver in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 before 20070417, when root is logged into the console, does not automatically lock the screen after a session has been inactive, which might allow physically proximate attackers to access the console.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Other
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-3283

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
36586

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Alert ID: 56720
GNOME 2.0 XScreenSaver Will Not Lock as Root

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Alert ID: 101338 (formerly 56720)
GNOME 2.0 XScreenSaver Will Not Lock as Root

Source: SUNALERT
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
101338

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html#root-lock

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 36586
Solaris GNOME Session xscreensaver Local Session Hijacking

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
gnome-xscreensaver-lock-fail(13299)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2037

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnome:gnome:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:sun:solaris:8::sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:9::sparc:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2037
    V
    GNOME XScreenSaver in Solaris 8 and 9 may Allow Physically Proximate Attackers to Access the Console
    2007-08-01
    BACK
    sun solaris 8.0
    sun solaris 8.0
    sun solaris 9.0
    sun solaris 9.0
    gnome gnome 2.0
    sun solaris 8
    sun solaris 9