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CVE-2002-1589

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-10-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unknown vulnerability in Solaris 8, when the 0x02 bit (aka TEST, KMF_DEADBEEF, or deadbeef) is set in the kmem_flags kernel parameter, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system panic).

Affected products

• Sun Solaris: 8.0
• Sunos: 5.8

References

• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-48067-1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6080
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10496
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-48067-1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6080
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10496

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