MEDIUM
OpenBSD 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6, when running on an i386 kernel, does not properly handle XMM exceptions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors
Published Oct 6, 2009
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.31%
Description
OpenBSD 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6, when running on an i386 kernel, does not properly handle XMM exceptions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
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.
0.31% 0.00309
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00309
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00309) | 21.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00309) | 22.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 11.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-security-announce&m=125474331811594 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36956 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata44.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata45.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata46.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36589 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-security-announce&m=125474331811594 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36956 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openbsd.org/errata44.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openbsd.org/errata45.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openbsd.org/errata46.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36589 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 6, 2009
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Oct 6, 2009
Link CVE-2009-3572
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a