CVE-2009-2972

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Published Aug 27, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

in.lpd in the print service in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors that trigger a "fork()/exec() bomb."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8::sparc:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8::x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9::sparc:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9::x86:::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-2957	in.lpd in the print service in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors that trigger a "fork()/exec() bomb."

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.9% (2.853% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/36445
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-109320-23-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264608-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36148
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2417
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6225

History

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Subscriptions

Sun Solaris

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 27, 2009, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 AM
Reserved: Aug 27, 2009, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 27, 2009, 5:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM

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