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CVE-2009-0480

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2009-02-09 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Sun SolarisSun Opensolaris

Weakness Type

CWE-189

References