From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Wed Nov 04 2009 - 23:57:11 CST

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TITLE:
Sun Solaris Trusted Extensions XScreenSaver Security Bypass

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA37224

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37224/

DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in Sun Solaris, which can be
exploited by malicious people with physical access to the system to
potentially bypass certain security restrictions.

The security issue is caused due to the Solaris Trusted Extensions
implementation preventing XScreenSaver from running and can be
exploited to potentially leave the screen unlocked.

The security issue is reported in Solaris 10 with Solaris Trusted
Extensions installed and configured.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

-- SPARC Platform --

Solaris 10:
Apply patch 120094-28 or later.

-- x86 Platform --

Solaris 10:
Apply patch 120095-28 or later.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270809-1

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