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CVE-2009-2857

The kernel in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_103, does not properly handle interaction between the

The kernel in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_103, does not properly handle interaction between the filesystem and virtual-memory implementations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system halt) via vectors involving mmap and write operations on the same file.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00094
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Weakness Classification

CWE-667Improper Locking
CWE-667Improper Locking
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Affected Products & Versions

2
oracle opensolaris< snv_103
oracle solarisall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD19 Aug 2009 · 05:30 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/36319Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-127721-02-1Broken LinkPatch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-257848-1Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2291Broken LinkVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6152Broken Link
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