Description
Power management (Powermanagement) on Solaris 2.4 through 2.6 does not start the xlock process until after the sys-suspend has completed, which allows an attacker with physical access to input characters to the last active application from the keyboard for a short period after the system is restoring, which could lead to increased privileges.
Product(s):
- Sun Solaris 2.4 on x86
- Sun Solaris 2.5.1 on PPC
- Sun Solaris 2.5.1 on x86
- Sun Solaris 2.5 on x86
- Sun Solaris 2.6
- Sun Solaris 2.6 HW3
- Sun Solaris 2.6 x86HW3
- Sun Solaris 2.6 HW5
- Sun Solaris 2.6 x86HW5
- Sun SunOS (formerly Solaris)
- Sun Microsystems Solaris 2.4
- Sun Microsystems Solaris 2.5.1
- Sun Microsystems Solaris 2.5
Question to Ask Vendors:
- Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-1999-1432, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
- What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-1999-1432 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?
Recommended Actions:
- Check out the advisory links provided below.