CVE-2009-2972

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."

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.52% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6225 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36148 vdb entry patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-109320-23-1 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/36445 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2417 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264608-1 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2972?
CVE-2009-2972 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2972?
To fix CVE-2009-2972, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2972 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2972 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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