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CVE-2009-3468

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Common Desktop Environment (CDE) in Sun Solaris 10, when Trusted Extensions is enabled, allow local users to execute arbitrary commands or bypass the Mandatory Access Control (MAC) policy via unknown vectors, related to a menu typo and the Style Manager.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-3468 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from sun organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-09-29T19:30:00.797

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	sun	solaris	10.0	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	10.0	Yes

References

http://osvdb.org/58319 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36822 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126365-15-1 Patch ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-139620-01-1 Patch ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-267488-1 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36510 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022943 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2756 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53461 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/58319 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36822 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126365-15-1 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-139620-01-1 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-267488-1 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36510 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022943 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2756 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53461 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sun's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.