CVE-2009-3183
Heap-based buffer overflow in w in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_124,...
Heap-based buffer overflow in w in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_124, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in w in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_124, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2009-3183- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in w in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_124, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2009-3183- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3166 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in w in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_124, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2009-3166- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fw69-82m4-fgm7 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in w in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_124,...
Heap-based buffer overflow in w in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_124, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-fw69-82m4-fgm7- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-3183 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sun Opensolaris, published September 14, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-113718-04-1
unsecurityresearch.blogspot.com/2009/02/advisories-published.html
osvdb.org/58110
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53188
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3183
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fw69-82m4-fgm7