CVE-2009-0277 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a system panic and denial of service on OpenSolaris UltraSPARC T2 platforms via unspecified kernel vectors.
- 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-2009-0277?
CVE-2009-0277 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Opensolaris, published on 27 Jan 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the kernel in OpenSolaris snv_100 through snv_102 on the Sun UltraSPARC T2 and T2+ sun4v platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0277?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Opensolaris.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0277?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0277 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-2009-0277 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0277 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Opensolaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4chf-j22c-vj46.