CVE-2009-2012 Denial of service in n/a

Low 1.9 Published 9 Jun 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local users can crash the idmap daemon causing denial of service in OpenSolaris when the CIFS server is enabled.

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-2009-2012?

CVE-2009-2012 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Opensolaris, published on 9 Jun 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in idmap in Sun OpenSolaris snv_88 through snv_110, when a CIFS server is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (idpmapd daemon crash and idmapd outage) via unknown vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2012?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Opensolaris.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2012?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2012 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-2009-2012 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2012 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-pf37-xpvh-73gx.