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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-0484 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:40:03.361Z

Reserved: 2009-02-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-0480

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-02-09T16:30:00.250

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-0480

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