Description
in.lpd in the print service in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors that trigger a "fork()/exec() bomb."
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6225
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36148
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-109320-23-1
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36445
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2417
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264608-1
Scores
EPSS
0.0171
EPSS Percentile
82.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (2)
sun/solaris
8 (2 CPE variants)
sun/solaris
9 (2 CPE variants)
Published
Aug 27, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026