CVE-2008-5009 describes a race condition in the s_xout kernel module of Sun Solstice X.25 9.2, impacting multi-CPU SunOS systems. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service (system panic) by manipulating reads from the /dev/xty file. With a CVSS score of 4.0, it has a low attack complexity but a high impact on availability, though it requires local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in the KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:solstice_x.25:9.2:unknown:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:solstice_x.25:9.2:unknown:x86:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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