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CVE-2009-2972 Details

Description

in.lpd in the print service in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors that trigger a "fork()/exec() bomb."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36445 CVEVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6225 CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-109320-23-1 CVEPatch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264608-1 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36148 CVEPatch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-399Resource Management Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
sun solaris
8
9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-2972
NVD Published Date:
Aug 27, 2009
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2009-2972 Details - Not Deferred