Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 27 pollwakeup denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Sun OpenSolaris. This affects the function pollwakeup. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-2952. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Sun OpenSolaris (Operating System). This vulnerability affects the function pollwakeup. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the pollwakeup function in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_51, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 08/24/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-2952. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116576 (Sun Solaris "pollwakeup()" Denial of Service Vulnerability (1020811.1)).

Upgrading to version Snv 28 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52674), SecurityFocus (BID 36106†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24303†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Sun

Name

• OpenSolaris

Version

• 2009.06
• 6653455
• 6653462
• 6655641
• <=Snv 28
• <=Snv 85
• <=Snv 92
• <=Snv 128
• <=Snv 131
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• Snv 01
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• Snv 10
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• Snv 17
• Snv 18
• Snv 19
• Snv 20
• Snv 21
• Snv 22
• Snv 23
• Snv 24
• Snv 25
• Snv 26
• Snv 27

License

• free

Support

• end of life (old version)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com/sun/

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 855774
OpenVAS Name: Solaris Update for kernel 141414-10
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: OpenSolaris Snv 28

Timelineinfo

07/07/2009 🔍
08/21/2009 +45 days 🔍
08/24/2009 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2009-2952 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2952
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49618

OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 52674
SecurityFocus: 36106 - Sun Solaris pollwakeup(9F) Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 24303 - Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris \x3C snv_51 Pollwakeup Function Local DoS Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/20/2025 16:04
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (56), 02/17/2017 14:26 (8), 08/20/2021 13:52 (4), 03/20/2025 16:04 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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