CVE-2009-0874 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published 12 Mar 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit kernel door subsystem flaws to cause denial of service or gain kernel privileges in Solaris.

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-2009-0874?

CVE-2009-0874 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Opensolaris, published on 12 Mar 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Doors subsystem in the kernel in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_94, allow local users to cause a denial of service (process hang), or possibly bypass file permissions or gain kernel-context privileges, via vectors including ones related to (1) an argument handling deadlock in a door server and (2) watchpoint problems in the door_call function.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0874?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sun Opensolaris, Sun Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0874?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0874 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2009-0874 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0874 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sun Opensolaris vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pfc6-wvw7-vx69.