CVE-2009-1478Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the DTrace ioctl handlers in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_114, allow local users to…
- 4.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.75%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 45% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the DTrace ioctl handlers in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_114, allow local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Solaris 10 / OpenSolaris - 'dtrace' Local Kernel Denial of Service (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 8597dos, solarispublished 4 May 2009Verified
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- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.75% · top 45% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References10
- 34753 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 35098 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 34836 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- solaris-dtrace-ioctl-dos(50220) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-171.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1199 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1378 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1022143 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 257708 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 54138 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-1476 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2009-1478)Record last updated .