CVE-2009-0480

OpenSolaris < snv_82 - Denial of Service via Socket Minor Number Allocation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The IP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_82, uses an improper arena when allocating minor numbers for sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (32-bit application failure and login outage) by opening a large number of sockets.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-248026-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33550
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0364
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6038
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33751
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021653

Scores

EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 16.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (25)
sun/opensolaris snv_01 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_02 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_03 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_04 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_05 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_06 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_07 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_08 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_09 (2 CPE variants)
sun/opensolaris snv_10 (2 CPE variants)
... and 15 more
Published Feb 09, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026