CVE-2009-1427 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can crash HP-UX systems via the ttrace system call, requiring local access to exploit.
- 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-2009-1427?
CVE-2009-1427 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in HP-UX B.11.31 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unknown vectors related to the ttrace system call.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1427?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Hpux.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1427?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1427 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-2009-1427 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1427 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mj44-3h2x-v4v7.