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CVE-2009-0480

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 allow…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
SunOpensolaris
through snv_81
Versions snv_01, snv_02, snv_03, snv_04, snv_05
SunSolaris
Versions 8, 9, 10

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