CVE-2009-3519 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a denial of service in Sun Solaris kernels by triggering memory leaks in the IP module via specific STREAMS messages.
- 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-2009-3519?
CVE-2009-3519 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, published on 1 Oct 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple memory leaks in the IP module in the kernel in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_109, allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors related to (1) M_DATA, (2) M_PROTO, (3) M_PCPROTO, and (4) M_SIG STREAMS messages.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3519?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Oracle Opensolaris, Oracle Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3519?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3519 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-2009-3519 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3519 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jq5g-93fw-pqwp.