CVE-2009-4075
Unspecified vulnerability in the timeout mechanism in sshd in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris...
Unspecified vulnerability in the timeout mechanism in sshd in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_99 through snv_123, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via unknown vectors that trigger a "dangling sshd authentication thread."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unspecified vulnerability in the timeout mechanism in sshd in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_99 through snv_123, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via unknown vectors that trigger a "dangling sshd authentication thread."
- Record
CVE-2009-4075- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the timeout mechanism in sshd in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_99 through snv_123, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via unknown vectors that trigger a "dangling sshd authentication thread."
- Record
CVE-2009-4075- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4046 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the timeout mechanism in sshd in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_99 through snv_123, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via unknown vectors that trigger a "dangling sshd authentication thread."
- Record
EUVD-2009-4046- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x5ch-fpxf-9fxc No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the timeout mechanism in sshd in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris...
Unspecified vulnerability in the timeout mechanism in sshd in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_99 through snv_123, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via unknown vectors that trigger a "dangling sshd authentication thread."
- Record
GHSA-x5ch-fpxf-9fxc- 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-2009-4075 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Sun Opensolaris, published November 25, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.68%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3333
osvdb.org/60498
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-272629-1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54401
securityfocus.com/bid/37116
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4075
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x5ch-fpxf-9fxc