MEDIUM
Race condition in the pseudo-terminal (aka pty) driver module in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_103, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors related to lack of "properly sequenced code" in ptc and ptsl
Published Jan 26, 2009
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.27%
Description
Race condition in the pseudo-terminal (aka pty) driver module in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_103, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors related to lack of "properly sequenced code" in ptc and ptsl.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ snv_102
- ≤ snv_102
- snv_01
- snv_01
- snv_02
- snv_02
- snv_03
- snv_03
- snv_04
- snv_04
- snv_05
- snv_05
- snv_06
- snv_06
- snv_07
- snv_07
- snv_08
- snv_08
- snv_09
- snv_09
- snv_10
- snv_10
- snv_11
- snv_11
- snv_12
- snv_12
- snv_13
- snv_13
- snv_14
- snv_14
- snv_15
- snv_15
- snv_16
- snv_16
- snv_17
- snv_17
- snv_18
- snv_18
- snv_19
- snv_19
- snv_20
- snv_20
- snv_21
- snv_21
- snv_22
- snv_22
- snv_23
- snv_23
- snv_24
- snv_24
- snv_25
- snv_25
- snv_26
- snv_26
- snv_27
- snv_27
- snv_28
- snv_28
- snv_29
- snv_29
- snv_30
- snv_30
- snv_31
- snv_31
- snv_32
- snv_32
- snv_33
- snv_33
- snv_34
- snv_34
- snv_35
- snv_35
- snv_36
- snv_36
- snv_37
- snv_37
- snv_38
- snv_38
- snv_39
- snv_39
- snv_40
- snv_40
- snv_41
- snv_41
- snv_42
- snv_42
- snv_43
- snv_43
- snv_44
- snv_44
- snv_45
- snv_45
- snv_46
- snv_46
- snv_47
- snv_47
- snv_48
- snv_48
- snv_49
- snv_49
- snv_50
- snv_50
- snv_51
- snv_51
- snv_52
- snv_52
- snv_53
- snv_53
- snv_54
- snv_54
- snv_55
- snv_55
- snv_56
- snv_56
- snv_57
- snv_57
- snv_58
- snv_58
- snv_59
- snv_59
- snv_60
- snv_60
- snv_61
- snv_61
- snv_62
- snv_62
- snv_63
- snv_63
- snv_64
- snv_64
- snv_65
- snv_65
- snv_66
- snv_66
- snv_67
- snv_67
- snv_68
- snv_68
- snv_69
- snv_69
- snv_70
- snv_70
- snv_71
- snv_71
- snv_72
- snv_72
- snv_73
- snv_73
- snv_74
- snv_74
- snv_75
- snv_75
- snv_76
- snv_76
- snv_77
- snv_77
- snv_78
- snv_78
- snv_79
- snv_79
- snv_80
- snv_80
- snv_81
- snv_81
- snv_82
- snv_82
- snv_83
- snv_83
- snv_84
- snv_84
- snv_85
- snv_85
- snv_86
- snv_86
- snv_87
- snv_87
- snv_88
- snv_88
- snv_89
- snv_89
- snv_90
- snv_90
- snv_91
- snv_91
- snv_92
- snv_92
- snv_93
- snv_93
- snv_94
- snv_94
- snv_95
- snv_95
- snv_96
- snv_96
- snv_97
- snv_97
- snv_98
- snv_98
- snv_99
- snv_99
- snv_100
- snv_100
- snv_101
- snv_101
- 8
- 8
- 9
- 9
- 10
- 10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.27% 0.00269
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00269
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.27% (0.00269) | 17.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.27% (0.00269) | 18.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00035) | 6.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 15.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 13.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33708 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-113685-07-1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-249586-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatchVendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-034.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33406 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021640 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48179 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6061 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33708 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-113685-07-1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-249586-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-034.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33406 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021640 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48179 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6061 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 26, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 26, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0268
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a