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Title: Sun Solaris 9 'fstat(2)' System Call Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Severity: MODERATE

Description:

Sun Solaris is a UNIX-based operating system.

Solaris 9 is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability caused by an unspecified error related to the 'fstat(2)' system call.

Attackers may exploit this issue to panic a system, denying service to legitimate users.

Currently, few technical details are available. We will update this BID when more information emerges.

This issue affects Solaris 9.

Affected Products:

  • Sun Solaris 9
  • Sun Solaris 9_x86

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