CVE-2009-3000 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a system panic in Solaris kernels via web traffic when NCA logging is enabled, requiring a patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-3000?
CVE-2009-3000 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sun Opensolaris, published on 28 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The sockfs module in the kernel in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_41 through snv_122, when Network Cache Accelerator (NCA) logging is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified web-server traffic that triggers a NULL pointer dereference in the nl7c_http_log function, related to "improper http response handling."
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3000?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Opensolaris, Sun Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3000?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3000 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-3000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Opensolaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9rrc-79p2-q54h.