CVE-2009-3937

Summary

CVECVE-2009-3937
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-11-13 16:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMemory leak in Solaris TCP sockets in Sun OpenSolaris snv_106 through snv_126 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory consumption) via unspecified vectors involving tcp_sendmsg processing "ancillary data."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_106 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_107 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_108 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_109 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_110 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_111 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_112 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_113 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_114 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_115 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_116 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_117 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_118 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_119 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_120 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_121 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_122 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_123 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_124 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_125 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_126 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
#266488: Security Vulnerability in Solaris TCP sockets May Allow Unprivileged Users to Cause a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Solaris TCP Sockets Memory Leak Lets Local Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Sun Solaris TCP Sockets Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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