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Resource Management Errors

CVE-2009-3000

High
7.1/10

Summary

The sockfs module in the kernel in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_41 through snv_122, when Network Cache Accelerator (NCA) logging is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified web-server traffic that triggers a NULL pointer dereference in the nl7c_http_log function, related to "improper http response handling."

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE

CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Resource management errors is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to improper management of system resources. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category can lead to unexpected software behavior, loss of access, file modification, sensitive information disclosure, system crash, denial of service, and code execution.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published