CVE-2009-2857

5.5 MEDIUM
Published: August 19, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The kernel in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_103, does not properly handle interaction between the filesystem and virtual-memory implementations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system halt) via vectors involving mmap and write operations on the same file.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36319
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-257848-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2291
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36319
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-127721-02-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-257848-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2291
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.5 / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

oracle