CVE-2009-0838 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the crypto pseudo device driver in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris versions snv_88 through snv_102. This flaw, related to improper memory freeing within the vmem_hash_delete function, allows local users to trigger a system panic. With a CVSS score of 4.9, it is a low-complexity local attack (AV:L/AC:L) that can lead to complete system unavailability (A:C). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
snv_88CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_88:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_88CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_88:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_88CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_88:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_89CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_89:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_89CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_89:*: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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