CVE-2009-2488 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a denial of service via file operations in the NFSv4 kernel module, affecting Solaris systems.
- 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-2009-2488?
CVE-2009-2488 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Opensolaris, published on 16 Jul 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 NFSv4 module in the kernel in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_102 through snv_119, allows local users to cause a denial of service (client panic) via vectors involving "file operations."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2488?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Opensolaris, Sun Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2488?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2488 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-2009-2488 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2488 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Opensolaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cxw5-vw86-jmmw.