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High
CVE-2009-2972
in.lpd in the print service in Sun Solaris 8 and...
Vulnerability 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."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6225
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36148
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-109320-23-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36445
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2417
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264608-1
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
solaris
Vulnerable Versions:
8, 9
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 27th, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.