CVE-2009-0480
The IP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_82, uses an...
The IP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_82, uses an improper arena when allocating minor numbers for sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (32-bit application failure and login outage) by opening a large number of sockets.
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What each source reports
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The IP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_82, uses an improper arena when allocating minor numbers for sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (32-bit application failure and login outage) by opening a large number of sockets.
- Record
CVE-2009-0480- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The IP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_82, uses an improper arena when allocating minor numbers for sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (32-bit application failure and login outage) by opening a large number of sockets.
- Record
CVE-2009-0480- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0484 No score
The IP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_82, uses an improper arena when allocating minor numbers for sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (32-bit application failure and login outage) by opening a large number of sockets.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0484- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-29p3-gqrh-c7mr No score
The IP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_82, uses an...
The IP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_82, uses an improper arena when allocating minor numbers for sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (32-bit application failure and login outage) by opening a large number of sockets.
- Record
GHSA-29p3-gqrh-c7mr- 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-2009-0480 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Sun Opensolaris, published February 9, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/onnv-notify/2008-January/013262.html
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-042.htm
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-116965-34-1
securityfocus.com/bid/33550
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0364