CVE-2009-1478 describes multiple unspecified vulnerabilities within the DTrace ioctl handlers in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris versions prior to snv_114. A local attacker can exploit these flaws to trigger a denial of service (system panic) through unknown vectors. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, but with a critical impact on availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, a proof-of-concept exploit for a local kernel denial of service is available on ExploitDB (EDB-8597), though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
snv_01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_01:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_02:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_03:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_04:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_05CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_05:*: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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