CVE-2009-0268 describes a race condition in the pseudo-terminal (pty) driver module affecting Sun Solaris versions 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_103. This vulnerability allows local users to trigger a denial of service, specifically a system panic, due to improperly sequenced code within the ptc and ptsl components. With a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C), it requires local access and low attack complexity to achieve a complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= snv_102CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:*:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= snv_102CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:*:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_01:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_01:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_02:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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