CVE-2009-3519

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-10-01 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-772

Description

Multiple memory leaks in the IP module in the kernel in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_109, allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors related to (1) M_DATA, (2) M_PROTO, (3) M_PCPROTO, and (4) M_SIG STREAMS messages.

Affected products

Oracle Opensolaris: before snv_109 — fixed in snv_109
Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System: 8, 9, 10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Oracle Opensolaris snv_109. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-122300-44-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263388-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36562
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-122300-44-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263388-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36562

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