CVE-2009-0477 describes an unspecified privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Sun OpenSolaris versions snv_85 through snv_100, specifically within the process (proc) filesystem and related to the contract filesystem. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity, as it allows local users to gain full control (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) with low attack complexity. There is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, suggesting it is not actively exploited. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, typical for the vast majority of CVEs.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
snv_85CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_85:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_85CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_85:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_86CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_86:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_86CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_86:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_87CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_87:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.