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CVE-2009-0923

7.8 · HIGH

Unspecified vulnerability in Kerberos Incremental Propagation in Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_01 through snv_110 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of incremental propagat…

Published Mar 17, 2009sunEPSS 2.35%

Overview

CVE-2009-0923 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting sun opensolaris. It was published on March 17, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Unspecified vulnerability in Kerberos Incremental Propagation in Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_01 through snv_110 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of incremental propagation requests to slave KDC servers) via unknown vectors related to the master Key Distribution Center (KDC) server.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sun. Update opensolaris to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/34298Refsecunia.com/advisories/34487Refsunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-249926-1Refsupport.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-102.htmRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/34139Refwww.securitytracker.com/id?1021851Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0741Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0875Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49276Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6174

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-0923?

CVE-2009-0923 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting sun opensolaris. It was published on March 17, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2009-0923?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2009-0923?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sun. Update opensolaris to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2009-0923?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2009-0923 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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