CVE-2009-0480
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.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 4.9 Medium
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2009-02-09
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- Weaknesses
- CWE-189
Affected products
- Opensolaris (Sun)
- Solaris (Sun)
References
- http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/onnv-notify/2008-January/013262.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33751
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021653
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-116965-34-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-248026-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-042.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33550
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0364
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6038
