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CVE-2009-0480

The IP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_82, uses an improper arena when allocating

The IP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_82, uses an improper arena when allocating minor numbers for sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (32-bit application failure and login outage) by opening a large number of sockets.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.00052
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Affected Products & Versions

2
sun opensolaris<= snv_81
sun opensolarisall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Published to NVD09 Feb 2009 · 04:30 PM
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References & Sources

9
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/onnv-notify/2008-January/013262.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33751Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021653
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-116965-34-1Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-248026-1PatchVendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-042.htm
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