VDB-50813 · CVE-2009-3937 · BID 36992

Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 126 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun OpenSolaris. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-3937. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun OpenSolaris (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Memory leak in Solaris TCP sockets in Sun OpenSolaris snv_106 through snv_126 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory consumption) via unspecified vectors involving tcp_sendmsg processing "ancillary data."

The weakness was presented 11/13/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3937 since 11/13/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 36992†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1023162†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Name

OpenSolaris

Version

License

free

Support

end of life (old version)

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com/sun/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Temp Score: 5.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/11/2009 🔍
11/11/2009 +0 days 🔍
11/13/2009 +2 days 🔍
11/13/2009 +0 days 🔍
11/13/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1951 days 🔍
01/23/2019 +1407 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-3937 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3937
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50813
SecurityFocus: 36992 - Sun Solaris TCP Sockets Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1023162
Vupen: ADV-2009-3213

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 01/23/2019 08:21
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (48), 01/23/2019 08:21 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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