CVE-2009-0480 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the IP implementation of Sun Solaris versions 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_82. A local attacker can exploit an improper arena allocation for socket minor numbers by opening numerous sockets, leading to 32-bit application failures and login outages. With a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C), this vulnerability requires local access and has a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= snv_81CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:*:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= snv_81CPE 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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