CVE-2009-0304

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-01-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The kernel in Sun Solaris 10 and 11 snv_101b, and OpenSolaris before snv_108, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted IPv6 packet, related to an "insufficient validation security vulnerability," as demonstrated by SunOSipv6.c.

Affected products

Sun Opensolaris: through snv_107; snv_01, snv_02, snv_03, snv_04, snv_05, snv_06 (+101)
Sun Solaris: 10

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2009-January/067709.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33605
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021635
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-251006-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33435
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0232
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48208
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7865
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2009-January/067709.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33605
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021635
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-251006-1

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