CVE-2009-3572

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Published Oct 6, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

OpenBSD 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6, when running on an i386 kernel, does not properly handle XMM exceptions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors.

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:4.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:4.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:4.6:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-3553	OpenBSD 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6, when running on an i386 kernel, does not properly handle XMM exceptions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

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: < 1% (0.309% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-security-announce&m=125474331811594
http://secunia.com/advisories/36956
http://www.openbsd.org/errata44.html
http://www.openbsd.org/errata45.html
http://www.openbsd.org/errata46.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36589

History

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:38 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 6, 2009, 8:19 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:38 AM
Reserved: Oct 6, 2009, 12:00 AM

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

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 6, 2009, 8:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:11 PM

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