CVE-2002-1589 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 8 Feb 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local users can cause a system panic in Solaris 8 if the kmem_flags kernel parameter has the 0x02 bit set.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2002-1589?

CVE-2002-1589 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 8 Feb 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unknown vulnerability in Solaris 8, when the 0x02 bit (aka TEST, KMF_DEADBEEF, or deadbeef) is set in the kmem_flags kernel parameter, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system panic).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1589?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1589?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2002-1589 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as CVE-2002-2194, GHSA-7fj6-2v77-jm85.